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Table 5 Sites of tumor recurrence

From: Clinical research of intraperitoneal implantation of sustained-release 5-fluorouracil in advanced colorectal cancer

Sites of tumor recurrence

Group 1

Group 2

X 2 value

P value

Locoregional recurrence

12/98

20/104

4.04

0.04

Liver metastasis

20/98

30/104

4.15

0.04

Extensive peritoneal metastasis

11/98

8/104

0.64

0.42

Other organ metastases

11/98

6/104

0.84

0.36

  1. Sites of tumor recurrences were observed in 48 patients (51.02 %) in group 1 and in 68 (65.38 %) in group 2