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World J Gastrointest Surg. Nov 27, 2025; 17(11): 111138
Published online Nov 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i11.111138
Table 1 General information comparison of 178 patients with colorectal cancer liver metastases, n (%)
Project
Control group (n = 90)
Relapse group (n = 88)
χ2 value
P value
Age1.71 0.079
    < 60 years old29 (32.22)35 (39.77)
    ≥ 60 years old61 (67.78)53 (60.23)
Gender2.84 0.060
    Male51 (56.67)55 (62.50)
    Female39 (43.33)33 (37.50)
Maximum diameter of tumor1.42 0.090
    < 5 cm52 (57.78)59 (67.05)
    ≥ 5 cm38 (42.22)29 (32.95)
Primary site7.44 0.016
    Left colon17 (7.78)23 (26.14)
    Right hemicolon21 (23.34)49 (55.68)
    Rectum52 (57.78)16 (18.18)
T installment2.05 0.068
    T1-T246 (51.11)43 (48.86)
    T3-T444 (48.89)45 (41.14)
Degree of differentiation4.54 0.044
    Low21 (23.33)46 (52.27)
    Middling31 (34.44)28 (31.82)
    Tall38 (42.23)14 (15.91)
Lymph node metastasis6.88 0.022
    Yes37 (41.11)81 (92.05)
    No53 (58.89)7 (7.95)
Invasion depth7.85 0.013
    Subserosal22 (24.44)34 (38.64)
    Gull-thickness29 (32.22)42 (47.73)
    Muscularis29 (32.22)12 (13.63)
    Mucosal layer10 (11.12)0 (0.00)
Pathological biopsy
    Protruded type40 (44.44)16 (18.18)
    Infiltrative ulcer type50 (55.56)72 (81.82)
Vascular cancer thrombus2.54 0.063
    Yes18 (20.00)8 (9.09)
    No72 (80.00)80 (90.91)
Number of liver metastases1.36 0.243
    1 piece55 (61.11)46 (52.27)
    > 1 piece35 (38.89)42 (47.73)
Surgical margin of liver metastases28.30 0.005
    < 1 cm13 (14.44)50 (56.82)
    ≥ 1 cm77 (85.56)33 (43.18)
Liver metastasis area1.44 0.089
    Simple leaf39 (43.33)34 (38.64)
    Double leaf51 (56.67)54 (61.36)
Simultaneous liver resection0.24 0.627
    Yes74 (82.22)67 (76.14)
    No16 (17.78)21 (23.86)
Lung metastasis2.09 0.148
    Yes15 (16.67)19 (21.59)
    No75 (83.33)69 (78.41)


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