Brief Article
Copyright ©2011 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2011; 17(9): 1167-1173
Published online Mar 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i9.1167
Table 1 Patients characteristics
n (%)
Age (yr)
Median59
Range34 - 77
Sex
Male47 (52.2)
Female43 (47.8)
Histologic differentiation
Well46 (51.1)
Moderately34 (37.8)
Poorly10 (11.1)
T stage
T11 (1.1)
T28 (8.9)
T379 (87.8)
T42 (2.2)
N stage
N1a24 (26.7)
N1b26 (28.9)
N2a16 (17.8)
N2b24 (26.7)
Stage
IIIa8 (8.9)
IIIb57 (63.3)
IIIc25 (27.8)
VEGF expression
Negative26 (28.9)
Positive64 (71.1)
Intensity of IL-24 expression
Negative9 (10.0)
Weak31 (34.4)
Strong50 (55.6)