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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 14, 2008; 14(42): 6531-6535
Published online Nov 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6531
Table 1 Site and gender distribution and histological types of CRC in patients 40 yr and above compared with those below 40 yr n (%)
40 yr and aboveBelow 40 yr
Site
Cecum23 (7.14)11 (11)
Ascending colon20 (6.21)4 (4)
Transverse colon13 (4.04)6 (6)
Descending colon13 (4.04)2 (2)
Recto sigmoid194 (60.25)52 (53)
Unspecified59 (18.32)23 (23)
Total322 (100)98 (100)
Histological grade
Well differentiated adenocarcinoma191 (59.3)42 (43)
Moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma63 (19.6)25 (26)
Poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma38 (11.8)7 (7)
Mucinous carcinoma15 (4.7)19 (19)
Signet Ring carcinoma2 (0.6)3 (3)
Undifferentiated13 (4)2 (2)
Total322 (100)98 (100)
M:F ratio1.3:11.2:1
Table 2 Pathological staging of 123 cases of CRC
Duke's stagen (%)TNM stagingn (%)
A17 (14)Stage I17 (14)
B64 (52)Stage IIA54 (43)
C41 (33)Stage IIB10 (8)
D1 (1)Stage IIIA13 (11)
Stage IIIB28 (23)
Stage IV1 (1)