Table 1 Clinical characteristics of studied gastric and colorectal cancer patients
Variables | No. of informative gastric cancer cases (%) | No. of colorectal cancer informative cases (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 21 (60) | 37 (62) |
Female | 14 (40) | 23 (38) |
Tumour invasion | ||
T 1 | 6 (17) | 4 (7) |
T 2 | 14 (40) | 4 (7) |
T 3 | 11 (31) | 45 (75) |
T 4 | 4 (12) | 6 (10) |
Nodal status | ||
N 0 | 14 (40) | 25 (42) |
N 1 | 14 (40) | 18 (30) |
N 2 | 6 (17) | 17 (28) |
N 3 | 1 (3) | — |
Distant metastasis | ||
M 0 | 26 (74) | 37 (62) |
M 1 | 9 (26) | 23 (38) |
TNM staging | ||
Stage I | 10 (29) | 7 (12) |
Stage II | 8 (23) | 13 (22) |
Stage III | 6 (17) | 16 (27) |
Stage IV | 11 (31) | 23 (38) |
