Clinical research of intraperitoneal implantation of sustained-release 5-fluorouracil in advanced colorectal cancer

Table 1 Baseline clinical characteristics of the 202 patients

Parameter	Group 1	Group 2	P value
Age (years)	57.4 ± 3.1	59.3 ± 2.3
Sex
Males	50	56
Females	48	48	0.69
Localization of tumor
Rectum	58	58
Colon	40	46	0.62
TNM stages
II	32	36
III	48	52
IV	18	16	0.95
Histological type
Tubular	58	52
Papillary	32	43
Mucinous	8	9	0.40
Differentiation grade
High	28	33
Intermediate	48	47
Low	22	24	0.85
Operation methods
Right hemicolectomy	24	28
Left hemicolectomy	10	14
Dixon operation	38	41
Miles operation	18	12
Combined liver metastasis resection	4	6
Other	4	3	0.75

The patients’ characteristics in group 1 and 2 are listed. No significant difference was found in age, sex, pathological type, clinical stages, and operation method between the two groups (P > 0.05). The background data for all patients was relatively similar

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