Research Article

Extramural Venous Invasion as Prognostic Factor of Recurrence in Stage 1 and 2 Colon Cancer

Table 1

Characteristics of missing patients.

Number of patients8
Gender
 Male562.5%
 Female337.5%
Age62.5(52.3–73.1)
Charlson age index3(2–4.75)
T-stage
 1112.5%
 200%
 3562.5%
 4225%
Differentiation
 Poor7100%
 Well00%
Adjuvant treatment787.5%
LVI/PNI112.5%
Number of examined lymph nodes7.5(5–15.25)
Tumour location
 Distal562.5%
 Proximal112.5%
 Synchronous225%
Recurrence337.5%
Overall survival4.89(3.25–8.34)
Recurrence-free survival4.82(1.76–8.14)
Cause of death
 Alive450%
 Tumour337.5%
 Complication of treatment00%
 Other00%
 Unknown112.5%

EMVI: extramural invasion; IMVI: intramural invasion; LVI/PNI: lymphovascular invasion/perineural invasion. Median and interquartile range.