Table 1 Patient characteristics
Characteristics | |
|---|---|
Number of patients | 34 |
Median age (range) | 59 (29–79) |
Sex | |
Male | 25 (73.5%) |
Female | 9 (26.5%) |
Clinical T stage | |
T1–2 | 1 (2.9%) |
T3–4 | 33 (97.1%) |
Clinical N stage | |
N− | 3 (8.8%) |
N+ | 31 (91.2%) |
CEA (ng/mL) | |
< 5.0 | 17 (50%) |
≥ 5.0 | 17 (50%) |