Table 1 Clinicopathological characteristics in patients undergoing potentially curative resection for colorectal cancer
Patients ( n =147) | |
|---|---|
Age group (years) (<65/65–74/⩾75) | 46/44/57 |
Sex (male/female) | 78/69 |
Site (colon/rectum) | 105/42 |
Dukes' stage (B/C) | 91/56 |
C-reactive protein (⩽10/>10 mg l−1) | 94/53 |
Tumour characteristics | |
 Diameter (mm) | 40 (10–130) |
 Ulceration (no/yes) | 72/75 |
 Differentiation (well/moderate/poor) | 18/116/13 |
 Lymphatic invasion (negative/positive) | 124/22 |
 Venous invasion (negative/positive) | 118/28 |
% Tumour volume | |
 CD4+ T-lymphocytes | 0.90 (0.03–3.57) |
 CD8+ T-lymphocytes | 1.13 (0.23–6.30) |
 CD4+ plus CD8+ T-lymphocytes | 2.17 (0.50–8.27) |
Adjuvant therapy (no/yes) | 116/31 |
Alive/dead | 92/55 |
 Cancer-specific/intercurrent disease | 39/16 |
