Characteristics | Patients (n = 61) |
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Median age, years (range) | 60 (31-80) |
Gender, n (%): | Â |
   Male | 39 (64) |
   Female | 22 (36) |
WHO performance status, n (%) | Â |
   0 | 52 (85) |
   1 | 9 (15) |
TN clinical stage, n (%) | Â |
   T3N0 | 12 (19.7) |
   T2N1 | 1 (1.7) |
   T3N1 | 19 (31.1) |
   T2N2 | 2 (3.3) |
   T3N2 | 22 (36.1) |
   T4N2 | 5 (8.2) |
Median clinical tumour size per MRI, cm (range) | 6 (1-12) |
Median tumour distance from anal verge, cm (range) | 6 (0-11) |
Type of surgerya, n (%) | Â |
   Low anterior resection | 35 (57.4) |
   Coloanal reconstruction | 10 (16.4) |
   Abdominoperineal resection | 14 (23.0) |
   Pelvic exenteration | 2 (3.3) |