Table 3 Comparison of clinical and histopathological characteristics between mrEMVI-positive and -negative groups
Parameters | Unit | All patients (n = 82) | mrEMVI ( +) (n = 24) | mrEMVI (-) (n = 58) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | M | 47 | 12 | 35 | 0.465 |
F | 35 | 12 | 23 | ||
Age | y | 62.68 ± 12.35 | 64.58 ± 13.03 | 61.9 ± 12.09 | 0.374 |
CEA | ug/l | 3.95 (2.2,9.97) | 8.53 (2.87,26.6) | 3.54 (2.17,7.0) | 0.02 |
Infiltration depth | mm | 13.55 (9.9,17.0) | 15.0 (14.0,20.5) | 12.0 (8.0,16.0) | < 0.01 |
CIR | % | 73.23 ± 26.03 | 82.50 ± 21.41 | 69.39 ± 26.96 | 0.037 |
Location | Upper | 17 | 4 | 13 | 0.824 |
Middle | 37 | 11 | 26 | ||
Low | 28 | 9 | 19 | ||
Histological grade | Well | 18 | 1 | 17 | < 0.01 |
Moderately | 48 | 14 | 34 | ||
Poorly | 16 | 9 | 7 | ||
T stage | T1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | < 0.01 |
T2 | 22 | 0 | 22 | ||
T3 | 32 | 11 | 21 | ||
T4 | 18 | 13 | 5 | ||
N stage | N0 | 51 | 10 | 41 | 0.022 |
N1 | 21 | 8 | 13 | ||
N2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | ||
Ki67 expression | % | 62.7 ± 22.5 | 71.0 ± 14.3 | 59.3 ± 24.5 | 0.031 |