Table 2 Pathologic characteristics of colorectal cancer patients
From: Characteristics of primary signet ring cell carcinoma of colon and rectum: a case control study
SRCC (n = 18) | Non-SRCC (n = 72) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Tumor location | 0.59 | ||
Right side | 7 (38.9) | 23 (31.9) | |
Left side | 11 (61.1) | 49 (68.1) | |
Tumor configuration | < 0.001 | ||
Exophytic | 3 (17.6) | 34 (47.2) | |
Ulcerating | 7 (41.2) | 35 (48.6) | |
Infiltrative | 7 (41.2) | 3 (4.2) | |
Grade | < 0.001 | ||
Low | 1 (5.6) | 69 (95.8) | |
High | 12 (66.7) | 1 (1.4) | |
Non-applicable | 5 (27.7) | 2 (2.8) | |
Lymphovascular invasion | 14 (77.8) | 32 (44.4) | 0.01 |
Surgical margin involvement | 1 (5.6) | 3 (4.2) | 0.60 |