Nuclear Factor Kappa B, Matrix Metalloproteinase-1, p53, and Ki-67 Expressions in the Primary Tumors and the Lymph Node Metastases of Colorectal Cancer Cases

Table 1

Patients’ characteristics ().

Characteristics	(%)
Age (year)
Range	32–91
Median	58
Sex
Male	73 (66)
Female	37 (34)
Tumor localization
Colon
Right-sided	35 (31.8)
Left-sided	29 (26.4)
Rectum	46 (41.8)
pT category
pT1	0
pT2	9 (8.2)
pT3	72 (65.5)
pT4	29 (26.3)
Tumor size (cm)
Range	2.5–12
Mean	5 ± 1.8
Dissected lymph node
Range	9–48
Mean	18 ± 6
Metastatic lymph node
Range	1–33
Mean	3 ± 1.2