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World J Gastroenterol. May 7, 2026; 32(17): 117558
Published online May 7, 2026. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v32.i17.117558
Table 1 Clinicopathological characteristics of the colon cancer and rectal cancer cohorts, n (%)

Overall (n = 2413)
Colon cancer (n = 1251)
Rectal cancer (n = 1162)
Sex
Male533 (42.6)716 (61.6)
Female718 (57.4)446 (38.4)
pT stage
T140 (3.2)70 (6.0)
T2132 (10.6)260 (22.4)
T3991 (79.2)794 (68.3)
T488 (7.0)38 (3.3)
Number of metastatic lymph nodes
0774 (61.8)693 (59.6)
1142 (11.4)154 (13.3)
2117 (9.4)89 (7.7)
360 (4.8)52 (4.5)
444 (3.5)36 (3.1)
> 4114 (9.1)138 (11.8)