Retrospective Cohort Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2018.
World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2018; 24(45): 5144-5153
Published online Dec 7, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i45.5144
Table 3 Pathological outcomes and survival n (%)
VariableValue
pT
Tx2 (2.4)
T01 (1.2)
T22 (2.4)
T3a,b6 (7.3)
T3c,d13 (15.9)
T4a27 (32.9)
T4b30 (36.6)
Missing1 (1.2)
pN
Nx25 (30.5)
N033 (40.2)
N117 (20.7)
N26 (7.3)
Missing1 (1.2)
Nodes isolated15.5 (10.6)
Positive nodes1.1 (0.4)
Resection margins involved19 (23.2)
Response to neoadjuvant treatment (n = 59)
Complete1 (1.7)
Islands of tumour cells1 (1.7)
Predominantly fibrotic20 (33.9)
Predominantly tumour nests21 (35.6)
No response12 (20.3)
Missing4 (6.8)
Quality of mesorectum[20-23]
Good/complete61 (74.4)
Partially good/near complete9 (11)
Bad/incomplete8 (9.8)
Missing4 (4.9)