| INT | MIX | NOS | PB | P-value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | (N = 10) | (N = 18) | (N = 9) | (N = 38) |  |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.236 |
 F | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 |  |
 M | 7 | 13 | 3 | 24 |  |
Age | 61.8 ± 9.5 | 62.3 ± 10.1 | 64.7 ± 6.8 | 64.8 ± 9.7 | 0.316 |
Tumor size | 2.6 [2.0;5.2] | 2.1 [1.9;3.0] | 2.5 [1.2;3.5] | 2.4 [1.8;3.0] | 0.712 |
Differentiation | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.15 |
 Well, moderate | 10 | 16 | 7 | 27 |  |
 Poor | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 |  |
T stage | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.021* |
 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 9 |  |
 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 |  |
 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 21 |  |
 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |  |
N stage | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.003** |
 0 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 19 |  |
 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 |  |
 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |  |
LVI | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.045* |
 Negative | 9 | 15 | 6 | 20 |  |
 Positive | 1 | 3 | 3 | 18 |  |
PNI | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.145 |
 Negative | 9 | 11 | 8 | 23 |  |
 Positive | 1 | 7 | 1 | 15 |  |