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Table 4 The effect of radiotherapy on recurrence in different height of rectal cancer

From: In the era of total mesorectal excision: adjuvant radiotherapy may be unnecessary for pT3N0 rectal cancer

Distance

Recurrence rate (%)

P value

CT

CRT

P value

0-5 cm

9.8

0.115

2/34 (5.9%)

4/27 (14.8%)

0.392

6-10 cm

8.9

—

3/44 (6.8%)

2/12 (16.7%)

0.289

11-15 cm

0

—

0/21 (0%)

0/3 (0%)

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