Table 1 Characteristics
From: KRAS mutations in primary tumours and post-FOLFOX metastatic lesions in cases of colorectal cancer
Patient characteristics | Number |
|---|---|
Sex (female/male) | 8/13 |
Median age (range) | 64 (36–75) years |
Primary tumour site | |
 Colon | 8 |
 Rectum | 13 |
Histopathological type of primary site | |
 Well-differentiated adenocarcinoma | 5 |
 Moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma | 14 |
 Mucinous adenocarcinoma | 2 |
Stage before initial operation | |
 III | 12 |
 IV (synchronous metastases) | 9 |
Tumour site characteristics | |
Metastases | |
 Pre-FOLFOX | 18 |
Synchronous | 12 |
Metachronous | 6 |
 Post-FOLFOX | 24 |
Sites of metastases | |
 Pre-FOLFOX |  |
Liver | 11 |
Lung | 5 |
Local recurrence | 1 |
Subcutaneous | 1 |
 Post-FOLFOX |  |
Liver | 6 |
Lung | 14 |
Local recurrence | 3 |
Lymph node | 1 |
