Research Article

Loss of Villin Immunoexpression in Colorectal Carcinoma Is Associated with Poor Differentiation and Survival

Table 1

Clinicopathological characteristics of cases.

ItemNumber (%)

Age
 <60 years45/93 (48.4%)
 ≥60 years48/93 (51.6%)
Sex
 Male44/93 (47.3%)
 Female49/93 (52.7%)
Tumour location
 Right colon30/93 (32.2%)
 Left colon26/93 (28%)
 Rectum37/93 (39.8%)
Tumour size
 <5 cm29/93 (31.2%)
 ≥5 cm24/93 (25.8%)
 Data not applicable40/93 (43%)
Primary tumour
 T10/93 (0%)
 T212/93 (12.9%)
 T310/93 (10.8%)
 T431/93 (33.3%)
 Data not applicable40/93 (43%)
Tumour grade
 Well differentiated25/93 (26.9%)
 Moderately differentiated63/93 (67.7%)
 Poorly differentiated5/93 (5.4%)
Nodal metastasis
 Positive31/93 (33.3%)
 Negative24/93 (25.8%)
 Data not applicable38/93 (40.9%)
Lymphovascular invasion
 Positive7/93 (7.5%)
 Negative46/93 (49.5%)
 Data not applicable40/93 (43%)
Margin status
 Involved6/93 (6.5%)
 Free47/93 (50.5%)
 Data not applicable40/93 (43%)
Recurrence
 Recurrence30/93 (32.25%)
 No recurrence33/93 (35.5%)
 Data not available30/93 (32.25%)
Status at end point
 Died of disease23/93 (24.7%)
 Alive70/93 (75.3%)

T1: tumour invades submucosa; T2: tumour invades muscularis propria; T3: tumour invades through the muscularis propria into the subserosa or into nonperitonealised pericolic or perirectal tissues; T4: tumour directly invades other organs or structures and/or perforates visceral peritoneum.