Table 1 Association of tumour budding with other pathological variables (tumour size was known for 360 patients)
From: Tumour budding with and without admixed inflammation: two different sides of the same coin?
N | Low-grade budding ( n =221) | High-grade budding ( n =160) | P -value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T classification | ||||
T1 | 28 | 27 (96.4%) | 1 (3.6%) | <0.001 |
T2 | 70 | 55 (78.6%) | 15 (21.4%) | |
T3 | 218 | 119 (54.6%) | 99 (45.4%) | |
T4a | 15 | 7 (46.7%) | 8 (53.3%) | |
T4b | 50 | 13 (26%) | 37 (74%) | |
N classification | ||||
N0 | 213 | 164 (77%) | 49 (23%) | <0.001 |
N1a | 43 | 27 (62.8%) | 16 (37.2%) | |
N1b | 40 | 12 (30%) | 28 (70%) | |
N2a | 39 | 8 (20.5%) | 31 (79.5%) | |
N2b | 46 | 10 (21.7%) | 36 (78.3%) | |
Grade | ||||
G1 | 121 | 103 (85.1%) | 18 (14.9%) | <0.001 |
G2 | 138 | 67 (48.6%) | 71 (51.4%) | |
G3 | 122 | 51 (41.8%) | 71 (58.2%) | |
Inflammation | ||||
Score 0 | 11 | 5 (45.5%) | 6 (54.5%) | 0.016 |
Score 1 | 156 | 80 (51.3%) | 76 (48.7%) | |
Score 2 | 146 | 86 (58.9%) | 60 (41.1%) | |
Score 3 | 68 | 50 (73.5%) | 18 (26.5%) | |
Tumour size | ||||
⩽4.5 cm | 202 | 123 (60.9%) | 79 (39.1%) | 0.33 |
>4.5 cm | 158 | 88 (55.7%) | 70 (44.3%) | |
Tumour location | ||||
Right | 107 | 60 (55.7%) | 47 (44.3%) | 0.75 |
Left | 110 | 67 (60.9%) | 43 (39.1%) | |
Rectum | 164 | 94 (57.3%) | 70 (42.7%) | |
