Table 1 The patients’ demographics and tumour characteristics
Characteristics | Sequential resection (n = 49) | Delayed resection (n = 98) | Simultaneous resection (n = 86) | p† | p‡ | p§ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years (range) | 54 (21–78) | 59 (32–77) | 57 (33–82) | 0.070 | 0.382 | 0.390 |
Sex (male/female) | 33/16 | 65/33 | 45/41 | 0.902 | 0.089 | 0.053 |
Primary tumour location Colon/rectum | 22/27 | 63/35 | 62/24 | 0.025 | 0.002 | 0.258 |
T stage (T1–3/T4) | 38/11 | 65/33 | 67/19 | 0.161 | 0.962 | 0.082 |
N stage (N+ /N0) | 37/12 | 70/28 | 55/31 | 0.600 | 0.166 | 0.278 |
Number of metastases | 4 (1–13) | 3 (1–14) | 2 (1–12) | 0.097 | 0.011 | 0.277 |
Diameter of tumour, mm (range) | 25 (1–160) | 28 (3–100) | 25 (3–90) | 0.776 | 0.758 | 0.454 |
Distribution Bilobar /unilobar | 29/20 | 56/42 | 42/44 | 0.813 | 0.247 | 0.260 |
Initial CEA level, ng/ml (range) | 40.3 (1.3–851) | 20.5 (2.7–983) | 36.0 (1.2–698) | 0.173 | 0.119 | 0.824 |
Extrahepatic metastases No/yes | 47/2 | 91/7 | 76/10 | 0.715 | 0.138 | 0.295 |