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