Table 1 Clinicopathological features of a cohort of rectal cancer patients

From: Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α and -2α are expressed in most rectal cancers but only hypoxia-inducible factor-1α is associated with prognosis

Clinicopathological variables

N (%)

T stage

 T1

2 (2)

 T2

16 (18)

 T2

68 (76)

 T3

4 (4)

 T4

68 (76)

N stage

 N0

57 (63)

 N1

21 (23)

 N2

12 (13)

Operation

 Anterior resection

75 (83)

 Abdominoperineal excision

15 (17

Histogical grade

 Well differentiated

4 (4)

 Moderately differentiated

73 (81)

 Poorly differentiated

13 (14)

Dukes’ stage

 Dukes’ A

17 (19)

 Dukes’ B

40 (44)

 Dukes’ C1

28 (31)

 Dukes’ C2

5 (6)

TNM stage

 Stage I

17 (19)

 Stage II

40 (44)

 Stage III

33 (37)

Vascular invasion

 Not seen

63 (70)

 Intramural

11 (12)

 Extramural

16 (18)

  1. TNM=tumour node metastasis.