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Table 5 The effect of radiotherapy on recurrence in different number of lymph nodes

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

Number

Recurrence rate (%)

P value

CT

CRT

P value

<15

13.6

0.115

4/37 (10.8%)

5/29 (17.2%)

0.693

≥15

2.7

—

1/62 (1.6%)

1/13 (7.7%)

0.319

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Radiation Oncology

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