Table 1 Patient and tumour characteristics of 272 patients with liver metastases
n = 272 | |
|---|---|
Gender, male/female (%) | 157/115 (57.7/42.3) |
Age, years (min, max) | 68 (31, 95) |
Primary tumour location, n (%) | |
Caecum/ascending colon | 64 (23.5) |
Transverse colon | 13 (4.8) |
Descending/sigmoid colon | 90 (33.1) |
Rectum | 95 (34.9) |
Multiple primary tumours | 9 (3.3) |
Unknown | 1 (0.4) |
Nodal stage of primary, n (%) | |
N0 | 43 (15.8) |
N1 | 141 (51.8) |
N2 | 37 (13.6) |
Unknown | 51 (18.8) |
Tumour stage of primary, n (%) | |
T0 | 1 (0.4) |
T1 | 5 (1.8) |
T2 | 7 (2.6) |
T3 | 131 (48.2) |
T4 | 96 (35.3) |
Unknown | 32 (11.7) |
No. of liver metastases, n (%) | |
1 | 55 (20.2) |
2–5 | 96 (35.3) |
6–10 | 34 (12.5) |
≥ 11 | 87 (32.0) |
No. of involved segments | |
1–2 | 111 (40.8) |
3–4 | 45 (16.6) |
5–6 | 36 (13.2) |
7–8 | 80 (29.4) |
Size of largest liver metastasis (mm) (min, max) | 26 (5, 120) |