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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2011; 17(15): 2003-2006
Published online Apr 21, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i15.2003
Published online Apr 21, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i15.2003
Table 1 Patients characteristics and clinicopathological features associated with the presence of extracapsular invasion at lymph node metastases
| ECI | Positiven = 16 | Negativen = 30 | P value | |
| Age (yr) | 65.3 ± 16.1 | 66.5 ± 13.8 | 0.798 | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 7 | 21 | 0.082 | |
| Female | 9 | 9 | ||
| Location | ||||
| Colon | 13 | 20 | 0.295 | |
| Rectum | 3 | 10 | ||
| Histological type | ||||
| Tub | 15 | 28 | 0.957 | |
| Muc | 1 | 2 | ||
| pT category | ||||
| T 1,2 | 1 | 10 | 0.040 | |
| T 3,4 | 15 | 20 | ||
| Tumor size (mm) | 47.3 ± 15.1 | 40.4 ± 21.2 | 0.270 | |
| Number of positive LNs | 3.63 ± 2.29 | 1.70 ± 1.27 | 0.001 | |
| Lymphovascular invasion | 16 | 29 | 0.460 | |
| CEA ≥ 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0.041 | |
| Adjuvant treatment | 13 | 0.720 | 23 | 0.720 |
- Citation: Fujii T, Tabe Y, Yajima R, Yamaguchi S, Tsutsumi S, Asao T, Kuwano H. Extracapsular invasion as a risk factor for disease recurrence in colorectal cancer. World J Gastroenterol 2011; 17(15): 2003-2006
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v17/i15/2003.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v17.i15.2003