Table 2 Clinical characteristics in 33 patients with distal cT2N0 rectal cancer by type of surgery
From: Sphincter preservation in distal CT2N0 rectal cancer after preoperative chemoradiotherapy
Characteristics | APR (n = 11) | LAR (n = 22) |
|---|---|---|
Age (yr), median (range) | 67 (60-77) | 64 (32-88) |
Gender, n (%) | Â | Â |
 Male | 7 (63) | 15 (68) |
 Female | 4 (37) | 7 (32) |
Clinical staging, n (%) | Â | Â |
 cT2 | 11 (100) | 22 (100) |
 cN0 | 11 (100) | 22 (100) |
Tumor diameter (cm), median (range) | 5 (3-8) | 5 (2-13) |
% circumference, median (range) | 45 (30-100) | 60 (30-100) |
Tumor fixation, n (%) | 2(18) | 2(9) |
Tumor grade, n (%) | Â | Â |
 1 | 1(9) | 5(22) |
 2 | 7(63) | 13(59) |
 3 | 3(27) | 4(18) |
Mucin, n (%) | 0(0) | 1(4) |
Distance from anal verge (cm), | Â | Â |
Median (range) | 3 (0-5) | 4 (0-5) |