Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2017.
World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2017; 23(8): 1412-1423
Published online Feb 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i8.1412
Table 1 Clinico-pathological features of 215 rectal carcinomas treated with neo-adjuvant chemo-radiotherapy n (%)
VariablesCategorynDeath due to diseaseRecurrence
SexM14135 (25)43 (30)
F7423 (31)30 (40)
Age ≤ 67 yr10624 (23)32 (30)
> 67 yr10934 (31)41 (38)
SiteUpper9323 (25)30 (32)
Medium3210 (31)13 (41)
Lower7721 (27)26 (34)
Extensive134 (31)4 (31)
Circumferential spreadOne-third9424 (26)32 (34)
One middle6217 (27)21 (34)
Complete5917 (29)20 (34)
Craniocaudal extension< 3 cm517 (14)10 (20)
≥ 3 cm16451 (31)63 (38)
Distance from the anal verge≥ 1 cm20456 (27)2 (18)
< 1 cm112 (18)71 (35)
Histological grade160 (0)0 (0)
217947 (26)61 (34)
33011 (37)12 (40)
HistotypeNOS20053 (26)67 (33)
Mucinous155 (33)6 (40)
cTcT2121 (8)2 (17)
cT317043 (25)54 (32)
cT43314 (42)17 (51)
cNcN09821 (21)28 (28)
cN+11737 (32)45 (38)
yTyT0353 (9)8 (23)
yT1191 (5)1 (5)
yT26113 (21)16 (26)
yT38332 (39)36 (43)
yT4179 (53)12 (70)
yNyN014628 (91)38 (26)
yN+6930 (43)35 (51)
yMyM021256 (20)70 (33)
yM+32 (67)3 (100)
y stageT0N0M0333 (9)8 (24)
16310 (16)13 (21)
25015 (30)17 (34)
36628 (42)32 (48)
432 (67)3 (100)
TNM Stage variationNone8033 (41)38 (47)
Downstaging11919 (16)28 (23)
Upstaging166 (38)7 (44)
T stage variationNone8634 (40)41 (48)
Downstaging12222 (18)29 (24)
Upstaging72 (29)3 (43)
N stage variationNone14143 (31)55 (39)
Downstaging6111 (18)14 (23)
Upstaging134 (31)4 (31)
Dworak Regression grade03416 (47)19 (56)
17620 (26)26 (24)
25016 (32)16 (32)
3213 (14)4 (19)
4343 (9)8 (23)
RegressionAbsent/partial16052 (33)61 (38)
Total/subtotal556 (11)12 (22)
Radial marginNegative20151 (25)65 (32)
Positive147 (50)8 (57)
Adjuvant chemotherapyNo4716 (34)18 (38)
Yes8024 (30)31 (39)