| Clinical
characteristics of patients whose tumours were used in the tissue
array.
| Parameter |
n
= 190 |
No. of patients (% of total) |
| Gender |
male |
94 (51%) |
| female |
96 (49%) |
| Age at diagnosis |
<60 |
12 (6%) |
| ≥60 |
178 (94%) |
| Dukes' stage |
A,B |
99 (69%) |
| C,D |
91 (31%) |
| Tumour stage |
1&2 |
20 (10%) |
| 3&4 |
170 (90%) |
| Differentiation grade |
Well & moderate |
150 (85%) |
| Poor & mucinous |
40 (15%) |
|
