High Frequency of CD8 Positive Lymphocyte Infiltration Correlates with Lack of Lymph Node Involvement in Early Rectal Cancer

Table 1

Characteristics of early rectal cancer patients cohort ().

Age, mean, and median (range in years)	68, 69 (36–91)
Tumor size (mm)	36, 35 (12–70)
Gender
Female	61 (49.6%)
Male	65 (50.4%)
T stage
T1	24 (19%)
T2	102 (81%)
N stage^*
N0	97 (77%)
N1	22 (17.5%)
N2	7 (5.5%)
Tumor grade
G1	6 (4.7%)
G2	116 (92.0%)
G3	4 (3.3%)
Tumor border configuration
Infiltrative	50 (39.7%)
Pushing	76 (60.3%)
Vascular invasion
No	111 (88%)
Yes	16 (12%)
Microsatellite stability
Proficient	119 (94.4%)
Deficient	7 (5.6%)
Survival mean, median, and range (months)	74, 75, 1–150
5-year survival (95% CI)	79.2% (72.2–86.9%)

Percentages do not add to 100% due to missing values. Survival analysis was performed according to the Kaplan-Meier method.