Original Article
Copyright ©2011 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Jul 14, 2011; 17(26): 3109-3116
Published online Jul 14, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i26.3109
Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients with colorectal liver metastasis
CharacteristicCRLM with FOLFOX1(n = 53)CRLM without FOLFOX2(n = 29)
Localization of primary tumor
Colon2513
Rectum2816
Gender
Male2917
Female2412
Age at surgery (yr)
Median61.466.7
Range35-7943-77
Largest tumor diameter (cm)
Median4.74.9
Range1.3-9.71.2-10.1
Tumor (T)-category
of primary tumor
pT126
pT262
pT34019
pT452
Lymph node metastasis (N-category)3
Positive4010
Negative1319
Grade
G101
G23217
G32111
Table 2 Period between resection of primary tumor and resection of colorectal liver metastasis
IntervalCRLM with FOLFOX1(n = 53)CRLM without FOLFOX2 (n = 29)
< 6 mo78
≥ 6 mo4521
010