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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2013; 19(43): 7751-7757
Published online Nov 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i43.7751
Published online Nov 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i43.7751
Table 3 Patient pathological parameters
| Items | Number of cases |
| Pathological diagnoses | |
| Well differentiated | 10 |
| Poorly differentiated | 7 |
| Myxoadenocarcinoma | 4 |
| Specimen macro-assessment of TME | 21 (radical resection) |
| Circumferential resection margin | 21 (Negative) |
| Postoperative pathology staging (TNM) | |
| T1-4N0M0 | 7 |
| T1-2N1M0 | 5 |
| T3-4N1M0 | 6 |
| T3-4N2M0 | 3 |
| Lymph nodes harvest (mean) | 17.8 ± 4.6 |
| Metastatic lymph nodes (mean) | 3.4 ± 1.8 |
- Citation: Han FH, Hua LX, Zhao Z, Wu JH, Zhan WH. Transanal natural orifice specimen extraction for laparoscopic anterior resection in rectal cancer. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(43): 7751-7757
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i43/7751.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i43.7751