Table 3 Intraoperative perforation, residual tumor and local recurrence of 46 patients with early radical surgery after local excision of rectal carcinoma
From: Local excision followed by early radical surgery in rectal cancer: long-term outcome
al | pT1 | pT2 | pT3 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | 46 | 16 | 23 | 7 | |
Tumor size (cm) (median) | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.0 | |
Intraoperative perforation | 10 (22%) | 0 | 7 (30%) | 3 (43%) | 0.03 |
Residual tumor rectal wall | 6 (13%) | 0 | 3 (13%) | 3 (43%) | 0.01 |
Lymph node metastases | 9 (20%) | 1 (6%) | 4 (17%) | 4 (57%) | 0.028 |
Local recurrence | 3 (7%) | 1 (6%) | 0 | 2 (29%) | 0.03 |