Table 1

Summary of clinical and pathological data

Case n°

Age

BMI

T^a

N^a

M^a

Dukes^b

Site

1

80

20.83

4

1

x

C

asc. colon

2

80

29.75

3

1

x

C

asc. colon

3

72

38.75

3

1

x

C

rectum

4

82

31.41

3

0

x

B

rectum

5

81

21.47

3

0

x

B

sigmoid

6

69

25.34

3

0

x

B

asc. colon

7

56

24.68

3

1

1

D

asc. colon

8

66

21.91

3

0

x

B

asc. colon

9

69

24.34

4

1

x

C

rectum

10

86

24.91

4

1

1

D

asc. colon

11

87

23.03

3

1

x

C

rectum

12

66

27.68

4

0

x

B

sigmoid

13

73

28.13

4

1

x

C

sigmoid

14

71

34.60

3

1

x

C

rectum

15

60

30.24

2

0

1

D

sigmoid

16

61

26.12

3

0

x

B

sigmoid

17

41

18.73

4

1

x

C

asc. colon

18

85

25.95

3

1

x

C

asc. colon

19

72

29.06

2

0

1

D

des.colon

20

76

22.72

3

1

1

D

rectum

^a According to the TNM classification : T, primary tumor; N, regional lymph nodes; M, metastasisb According to the Dukes classification

^b According to the Dukes classification

Delage et al. Nutrition Journal 2007 6:20   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-6-20