Table 3 Postoperative results 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) | Total(n = 33) |
|---|---|---|---|
R0 resection * | 11 | 22 | 33 |
pT3 | 2 | 0 | 2 (6%) |
Pathological downstaging | 2 | 12 | 14 (42%) |
pT1 | 1 | 6 | 7 (22%) |
pCR | 1 | 6 | 7 (22%) |
Tumor grade | Â | Â | Â |
 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 |
 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Mucin | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Lymphovascular or perineural invasion | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Number of retrieved lymph nodes, median (range) | 6 (3-16) | 5 (3-11) | 8 (4-17) |
pN1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |