Vascular endothelial growth factor 165b expression in stromal cells and colorectal cancer

Table 1 Characteristics of patients

	n	%
Gender
Female	75	45.5
Male	90	54.5
Primary tumor location
Ascending colon	29	17.6
Transverse colon	18	10.9
Descending colon	6	3.6
Sigmoid colon	30	18.2
Rectum	82	49.7
TNM stage
0	9	5.5
I	16	9.7
II	55	33.3
III	66	40.0
IV	19	11.5
T factor
Tis	9	5.5
T1	7	4.2
T2	25	15.2
T3	111	67.3
T4	13	7.9
Histological differentiation
Well	47	28.5
Moderate	95	57.6
Poor	8	4.8
Mucinous	10	6.1
Other	5	3.0
Venous invasion
v0	46	27.9
v1	73	44.2
v2	32	19.4
v3	14	8.5
Lymphatic invasion
ly0	53	32.1
ly1	79	47.9
ly2	28	17.0
ly3	5	3.0
Recurrence except stage IV cases
No	95	65.1
Yes	51	34.9