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Table 2 Distribution of clinicopathologic factors in relation to MMR status (n = 474)

From: Efficient and reproducible identification of mismatch repair deficient colon cancer: validation of the MMR index and comparison with other predictive models

Factor   Frequency (%)
   MMR deficient MMR proficient
Patients (n = 462) Total number 103 (22.3) 359 (77.7)
Sex (n = 462) Male 26 (25.2) 184 (51.3)
Female 77 (74.8) 175 (48.7)
Age (n = 462) Mean 76   74  
Age ≥60 102 (99.0) 328 (91.4)
Tumors (n = 474) Total number 108 (22.8) 366 (77.2)
pT stage (n = 450) pT1 2 (1.9) 6 (1.7)
  pT2 10 (9.6) 37 (10.7)
  pT3 87 (83.7) 224 (64.8)
  pT4 5 (4.8) 79 (22.8)
pN stage (n = 461) pN0 76 (73.1) 183 (51.2)
  pN1 23 (22.1) 107 (30.0)
  pN2 5 (4.8) 67 (18.8)
pM stage (n = 474) pM1 1 (0.9) 10 (2.7)
Differentiation (n = 474) Good/moderate 42 (38.9) 334 (91.3)
Poor/no 66 (61.1) 32 (8.7)
Location (n = 473) Proximal 99 (91.7) 173 (47.4)
Distal 9 (8.3) 192 (52.6)
Growth pattern (n = 459) Expanding 76 (73.8) 27 (7.6)
Infiltrating 27 (26.2) 329 (92.4)
Dirty necrosis (n = 467) Present 20 (19.4) 269 (73.9)
Absent 83 (80.6) 95 (26.1)
Mucin/signet-ring differentiation (n = 473) Present (>50%) 23 (21.3) 15 (4.1)
Present (10-50%) 50 (46.3) 81 (22.2)
Absent 35 (32.4) 269 (73.7)
TIL (n = 470) Present 72 (66.7) 61 (16.9)
Absent 36 (33.3) 301 (83.1)
  1. Abbreviations: MMR mismatch repair, TIL tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes.