Table 1

Patients' characteristics

Variable
No
%

1- Age at diagnosis:


     • 40–49 years
14
56
     • 50–69 years
11
44

2- Sex:


     • Male
15
60
     • Female
10
40

3- Performance status (ECOG system):


     • Score 0
5
20
     • Score 1
15
60
     • Score 2
5
20

4- Presenting symptoms:


     • pain
20
80
     • Jaundice
12
60
     • GIT symptoms
10
40
     • Fatigue
8
32
     • Weight loss
7
28

5- Tumour size:


     • <2 cm
3
12
     • ≥ 2 cm
22
88

6- LN status:


     • LN negative
15
60
     • LN positive
10
40

Total
25
100

Maximous et al. International Archives of Medicine 2009 2:7   doi:10.1186/1755-7682-2-7

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