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Table 1 Clinicopathological characteristics

From: Oncologic outcome of colon cancer with perforation and obstruction

 

Perforation (n = 32)

Obstruction (n = 22)

P-value

Age, y

67.6 ± 15.2

64.1 ± 15.9

0.486

Sex

  

0.501

 Male

23 (72%)

15 (68%)

 

 Female

9 (28%)

7 (32%)

 

Follow-up, months

26.2 ± 21.6

26.6 ± 19.8

0.892

Location

  

0.895

 Rt sided colon

10 (28%)

6 (25%)

 

 Lt-sided colon

22 (61%)

16 (67%)

 

Stage

  

0.221

 II

13 (41%)

4(18%)

 

 III

12 (37%)

11 (50%)

 

 IV

7 (22%)

7 (32%)

 

T stage

  

0.569

 3

15 (47%)

14 (64%)

 

 4a

13 (41%)

6 (27%)

 

 4b

4 (12%)

2 (9%)

 

N stage

  

0.236

 0

14 (44%)

5 (23%)

 

 1

10 (31%)

11 (50%)

 

 2

8 (25%)

6 (27%)

 

M stage

  

0.420

 0

25 (78%)

15 (68%)

 

 1a

4 (12%)

5 (23%)

 

 1b

1 (3%)

0 (0%)

 

 1c

2 (6%)

2 (9%)

 

Retrieved lymph nodes

24 ± 10

24 ± 9

0.560

OP name

  

0.107

 Rt.hemicolectomy

9 (36%)

6 (40%)

 

 Ant.resection

3 (12%)

1 (7%)

 

 Low. Ant. Resection

0 (0%

1 (7%)

 

 Lt. hemicolectomy

1 (4%)

3( 20%)

 

 Total colectomy

1 (4%)

2 (13%)

 

 Hartmann's operation

11 (44%)

2 (13%)

 

Complication

  

0.025*

 No

18 (56%)

18 (82%)

 

 Wound complication

7 (22%)

0 (0%)

 

 Pneumonia

1 (3%)

2 (9%)

 

 Others

6 (19%)

2 (9%)

 

Tumor size, cm

5.5 ± 2.2

5.2 ± 1.6

0.506

Histologic grade

  

0.019*

 Well, moderate

22 (69%)

21 (95%)

 

 Poor, mucinous, others

10 (31%)

1 (5%)

 

LVI, positive

18 (56%)

13 (59%)

0.593

PNI, positive

11 (34%)

10 (45%)

0.746

MLH1, positive

30 (94%)

17 (77%)

0.071

MSH2, positive

31 (97%)

17 (77%)

0.036*

KRAS mutant

12 (37%)

11 (50%)

0.222

ICU stay (Days)

4.9 ± 9

0.9 ± 1.1

0.018*

Adjuvant chemotherapy

  

0.286

 No

14 (44%)

5 (23%)

 

 Yes

16 (50%)

16 (73%)

 

 Unknown

2 (6%)

1 (4%)

 

Tumor recurrence rate, % (except stage IV)

9/25 (36%)

1/15 (7%)

0.040*

Recurred tumor treatment

  

0.423

 No

1

0

 

 Chemotherapy

5

0

 

 Operation

2

1

 

 Radiation

1

0

 

Recurrence sites, % (except stage IV)

  

0.092

 Local

2/25 (8%)

0 (0%)

 

 Systemic

7/25 (28%)

1 (7%)

 

 No

16 (64%)

14 (93%)

 
  1. Data are presented as n (%) or medians ± standard deviations
  2. LVI = lymphovascular invasion, PNI = perineural invasion, ICU = intensive care unit