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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2008; 14(39): 6018-6023
Published online Oct 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6018
Table 1 Initially applied radiotherapy in surgically treated, primary rectal carcinoma patients according to pTNM-stage in Greater Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 1998 to 2000
Stage of diseaseNumber of cases (% of total)Radiotherapy, number of patients (%)
No RTPostoperative RTPreoperative RT
I209 (33)115 (55)1 (0)93 (45)
IIA180 (28)72 (40)26 (14)82 (46)
IIB20 (3)2 (10)6 (30)12 (60)
IIIA32 (5)8 (25)11 (34)13 (41)
IIIB113 (18)26 (23)32 (28)55 (49)
IIIC72 (11)13 (18)23 (32)36 (50)
Unknown6 (1)2 (33)-4 (67)
Total632238 (38)99 (16) 295 (47)