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Table 1 Clinicopathological data of patients with high grade rectal neuroendocrine neoplasms

From: Lymph node ratio and hematological parameters predict relapse-free survival in patients with high grade rectal neuroendocrine neoplasms after radical resection: a multicenter prognostic study

Clinicopathological character

Total n = 85

n

IQR or %

Sex, n (%)

 Female

35

41.2%

 Male

50

58.8%

Age, year (IQRa)

57.0

(52.0–66.0)

Tumor size, cm (IQR)

3.0

(2.0–5.5)

Distance from the anus, cm (IQR)

6.0

(4.0–10.0)

Ki-67, % (IQR)

60.0

(40.0–80.0)

T stage, n (%)

 T1

12

14.1%

 T2

18

21.2%

 T3

36

42.4%

 T4

19

22.4%

Lymph node metastasis, n (%)b

 Negative

22

34.9%

 Positive

41

65.1%

Evaluate lymph nodes, n (IQR)b

14.0

(6.0–17.0)

Positive lymph nodes, n (IQR)b

1.0

(0.0–5.0)

LNR, (IQR)b

0.07

(0.00–0.44)

Distant metastasis, n (%)

 Negative

65

76.5%

 Positive

20

23.5%

Neoadjuvant therapy, n (%)

 No

78

91.8%

 Yes

7

8.2%

Surgical type, n (%)

 Only biopsy

9

10.6%

 Local excision

13

15.3%

 Radical resection

52

61.2%

 Palliative surgery

11

12.9%

Adjuvant therapy, n (%)

 No

44

51.8%

 Platinum-based regimen

25

29.4%

 Other chemotherapy

16

18.8%

Microvascular invasion, n (%)

 Negative

69

81.2%

 Positive

16

18.8%

Perineural invasion, n (%)

 Negative

71

83.5%

 Positive

14

16.5%

  1. aIQR Interquartile range
  2. bOnly for patients who underwent rectal resection or palliative surgery (i.e., low anterior resection and abdominoperineal resection) with available lymph node-related information