Table 1 Characteristics of the 46 patients with rectal cancer treated with local excision followed by radical surgery
From: Local excision followed by early radical surgery in rectal cancer: long-term outcome
Pathological characteristics | ||||
pT and pN category | ||||
Age (years) | ||||
Median | 64.3 | pT1 | 16 (35%) | |
Range | 33.6–78.0 | pT2 | 23 (50%) | |
pT3 | 7 (15%) | |||
Male/female | 27/19 | |||
pN0 | 37 (80%) | |||
pN1 | 7 (15%) | |||
Tumor size (cm) | pN2 | 2 (4%) | ||
Median | 2.8 | |||
Range | 0.7–6 | pT1N+ | 1 (6%) | |
pT2N+ | 4 (17%) | |||
pT3N+ | 4 (57%) | |||
Tumor site | ||||
Lower third | 8 (18%) | Grading | ||
Middle third | 22 (48%) | G1/2 | 35 (76%) | |
Upper third | 16 (34%) | G3/4 | 11 (24%) | |
Type of resection | Lymphovascular invasion | |||
TEM | 38 (83%) | L0 | 4 (9%) | |
Full thickness | 28 | L1 | 7 (15%) | |
Partial | 10 | LX | 35 (76%) | |
TAE | 8 (17%) | |||
Full thickness | 1 | |||
Partial | 6 | |||
Unclear | 1 | |||