Do pathological variables have prognostic significance in rectal adenocarcinoma treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and surgery?

Table 3 Statistical correlations between the presence of acellular mucin pools grade and clinico-pathological variables in Dworak 4 rectal carcinomas

Variable	Acellular mucin pools		P value
	Absent	Present
Sex
M	20	6
	7	1	0.523
Age
≤ 67 yr	13	3
> 67 yr	14	4	0.805
Site
Upper	14	3
Medium	4	2
Lower	9	2
Extensive	0	0	0.695
Circumferential spread
One-third	11	3
Middle	10	2
Complete	6	2	0.898
Craniocaudal extension
< 3 cm	7	2
≥ 3 cm	20	5	0.889
Distance from the anal verge
≥ 1 cm	1	0
< 1 cm	26	7	0.61
Histotype
NOS	27	5
Mucinous	0	2	0.004
cT
2	2	1
3	23	6
4	2	0	0.664
cN
cN0	20	5
cN+	7	2	0.889
Death due to disease
No	24	7
Yes	3	0	0.362
Recurrence
No	19	7
Yes	8	0	0.1047