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Table 5 Recurrence rate of each pathological stage

From: Transanal down-to-up dissection of the distal rectum as a viable approach to achieve total mesorectal excision in laparoscopic sphincter-preserving surgery for rectal cancer near the anus: a study of short- and long-term outcomes of 123 consecutive patients from a single Japanese institution

Recurrence, n (%)

Total

TARD

TaTME

pStage

I

4/52 (7.7)

2/22 (9.1)

2/30 (6.7)

 

II

3/33 (9.1)

1/12 (8.3)

2/21 (9.5)

 

III

10/31 (32.3)

3/12 (25.0)

7/19 (36.8)

pCR

 

1/5 (20.0)

0/3 (0)

1/2 (50.0)

Total

 

18/121a (14.9)

6/49 (12.2)

12/72 (16.7)

  1. pCR pathological complete response, pStage pathological stage, TARD transanal rectal dissection, TaTME transanal total mesorectal excision
  2. a Excluding two patients who were diagnosed with pathological Stage IV finally