Clinical and pathological characteristics of the colon carcinoma cases
| Characteristic | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| IQR, interquartile range; UICC, International Union against Cancer. | ||
| Median age (y) (IQR) | 128 | 64 (59–70) |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 83 | 64.8 |
| Female | 45 | 35.2 |
| Treatment | ||
| Surgery alone | 104 | 81.2 |
| Surgery+chemotherapy | 24 | 18.8 |
| Tumour localisation | ||
| Caecum | 20 | 15.6 |
| Ascending colon | 21 | 16.4 |
| Hepatic flexure | 10 | 7.8 |
| Transverse colon | 9 | 7 |
| Splenic flexure | 13 | 10.2 |
| Descending colon | 3 | 2.4 |
| Sigmoid | 52 | 40.6 |
| Tumour histology | ||
| Adenocarcinoma | 88 | 69 |
| Mucinous carcinoma | 40 | 31 |
| Grade of differentiation | ||
| Low grade | 98 | 76.6 |
| High grade | 30 | 23.4 |
| UICC stage | ||
| Stage II | 68 | 53.1 |
| Stage III | 60 | 46.9 |
| pT category | ||
| pT2 | 4 | 3.1 |
| pT3 | 101 | 78.9 |
| pT4 | 23 | 18 |