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Table 6 Sequential metastases after lung and liver metastases

From: Rectal cancer level significantly affects rates and patterns of distant metastases among rectal cancer patients post curative-intent surgery without neoadjuvant therapy

Ā 

Local first

Lung first

Liver first

Ā 
Ā 

Number of patients (%)

Number of patients (%)

Number of patients (%)

P

Ā 

Solitary

45

Ā 

Solitary

53

Ā 

Solitary

42

Ā Ā 
Ā 

Multiple

68

(100)

Multiple

52

(100)

Multiple

56

(100)

Ā 

Multiple Organs

Lung

32

(47.0)

Local

6

(11.5)

Local

6

(10.7)

Ā 

Liver

23

(33.9)

Liver

8

(15.4)

Lung

44

(78.6)

Ā 

Bone

10

(14.7)

Bone

28

(53.8)

Bone

6

(10.7)

0.001

Brain

2

(2.9)

Brain

12

(22.6)

Brain

2

(3.6)

0.010

Carcinomatosis

7

(10.3)

Carcinomatosis

6

(11.5)

Carcinomatosis

3

(5.4)

0.185

Ā 

Systemic LN

22

(32.3)

Systemic LN

16

(30.7)

Systemic LN

18

(32.1)

0.120