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World J Gastrointest Surg. Sep 27, 2023; 15(9): 2032-2041
Published online Sep 27, 2023. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v15.i9.2032
Published online Sep 27, 2023. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v15.i9.2032
Table 1 Characteristics of patients
Patients with preoperative or postoperative stool sampling, n = 147 (%) | Patients with preoperative and postoperative stool sampling, n = 104 (%) | |
Sex | ||
Male | 97 (66.0) | 66 (63.5) |
Female | 50 (34.0) | 38 (36.5) |
Age, yr | ||
Mean (range) | 62.3 (35-80) | 62.8 (35-80) |
Tumor location | ||
Right colon | 45 (30.6) | 29 (27.9) |
Left colon | 62 (42.2) | 51 (49.0) |
Rectum | 40 (27.2) | 24 (23.1) |
Histology | ||
WD | 6 (4.1) | 4 (3.8) |
MD | 132 (89.8) | 94 (90.4) |
PD | 9 (3.4) | 5 (4.8) |
Mucinous | 4 (2.7) | 1 (1.0) |
Tumor size, cm | ||
Mean (range) | 3.7 (0.0-15.0) | 3.5 (0.0-9.0) |
T stage | ||
Tis | 5 (3.4) | 4 (3.8) |
T1 | 22 (15.0) | 15 (14.4) |
T2 | 27 (18.4) | 19 (18.3) |
T3 | 74 (50.3) | 52 (50.0) |
T4 | 19 (12.9) | 14 (13.5) |
N stage | ||
N0 | 93 (63.3) | 66 (63.5) |
N+ | 54 (36.7) | 38 (36.5) |
TCF before surgery | ||
Not done | 14 (9.5) | 9 (8.7) |
Done | 133 (90.5) | 95 (91.3) |
RAA | ||
Not present | 129 (87.8) | 90 (86.5) |
Present | 18 (12.2) | 14 (13.5) |
Recurrence | ||
No | 137 (93.2) | 98 (94.2) |
Yes | 10 (6.8) | 6 (5.8) |
- Citation: Song JH, Oh TJ, An S, Lee KH, Kim JY, Kim JS. Comparative detection of syndecan-2 methylation in preoperative and postoperative stool DNA in patients with colorectal cancer. World J Gastrointest Surg 2023; 15(9): 2032-2041
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v15/i9/2032.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v15.i9.2032