Research Article

Differences in Protein Expression and Gene Amplification of Cyclins between Colon and Rectal Adenocarcinomas

Table 3

Rectal and colon cancers’ characteristics, numbers (percentages in parentheses, (%)).

Rectal cancers

GenderMales: 150 (61)Females: 96 (39)
Age at operationLowest: 16Mean: 66Highest: 90
Dukes’ stageA: 45 (18)B: 100 (41)C: 69 (28)D: 30 (12)
T stageT1: 8 (3)T2: 46 (19)T3: 187 (76)T4: 5 (2)
N stageN0: 154 (63)N1: 63 (26)N2: 29 (12)
M stageM0: 214 (87)M1: 30 (12)
Tumor differentiationPoor: 7 (3)Moderate: 235 (96)High: 2 (1)

Colon cancers

GenderMales: 105 (48)Females: 114 (52)
Age at operationLowest: 40Mean: 70Highest: 93
Dukes’ stageA: 10 (5)B: 105 (48)C: 57 (26)D: 47 (22)
T stageT1: 4 (2)T2: 27 (12)T3: 173 (79)T4: 14 (6)
N stageN0: 137 (63)N1: 65 (30)N2: 15 (7)
M stageM0: 169 (77)M1: 47 (22)
Tumor differentiationPoor: 23 (11)Moderate: 184 (84)High: 11 (5)