Observational Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2020.
World J Gastrointest Oncol. May 15, 2020; 12(5): 592-600
Published online May 15, 2020. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v12.i5.592
Table 1 General characteristics of rectal cancer patients
VariableRC
Age (mean ± SD)62.27 ± 10.74
Gender (male/female), n (%)150 (61)/90 (29)
BMI (mean ± SD)25.27 ± 3.55
T stage, n (%)
142 (17)
256 (23)
3117 (48)
430 (12)
N stage, n (%)
0146 (60)
161 (25)
238 (15)
TNM stage AJCC, n (%)
I87 (36)
II59 (24)
III99 (40)
Patological differentiation, n (%)
Well188 (76)
Moderate50 (21)
Poor7 (3)
Lymphovascular invasion, n (%)
Absent153 (62)
Present92 (38)
Perineural invasion, n (%)
Absent199 (81)
Present46 (19)
Residual status, n (%)
R0212 (87)
R133 (13)
Adjuvant therapy, n (%)
Yes104 (42)
No141 (58)
Smoking, n (%)
Ever173 (70)
Never72 (30)
Average size of tumor (mm)152 ± 292
Table 2 Clinicopathological characteristics in patients with and without perineural invasion and lymphovascular invasion
CharacteristicsPNI absentPNI presentP valueLVI absentLVI presentP value
Age62.39 ± 10.5861.72 ± 11.580.73061.89 ± 10.5262.89 ± 11.140.491
Gender (male/female)123/7627/190.40997/5653/390.222
BMI25.46 ± 3.5824.40 ± 3.330.06725.66 ± 3.6625.61 ± 3.270.270
CEA11.58 ± 38.3331.37 ± 148.370.3799.85 ± 39.1124.44 ± 108.030.223
CA 19-916.86 ± 23.8848.24 ± 158.400.19215.64 ± 22.2534.74 ± 114.600.123
T stage, n (%)
T142 (100)0 (0)0.00041 (98)1 (2)0.000
T254 (96)2 (4)44 (79)12 (21)
T390 (77)27 (23)59 (50)58 (50)
T413 (43)17 (57)9 (30)21 (70)
N stage, n (%)
0137 (94)9 (6)0.000123 (84)23 (16)0.000
139 (64)22 (36)24 (39)37 (61)
223 (60)15 (40)6 (16)32 (84)
TNM, n (%)
Stage I86 (99)1 (1)0.00081 (93)6 (7)0.000
Stage II51 (86)8 (14)42 (71)17 (29)
Stage III62 (63)37 (37)30 (30)69 (70)
Differentiation grade, n (%)
Well157 (83)31 (17)0.023125 (66)63 (34)0.018
Moderate39 (78)11 (22)25 (50)25 (50)
Poor3 (43)4 (57)3 (43)4 (57)