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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Jul 15, 2019; 11(7): 538-550
Published online Jul 15, 2019. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v11.i7.538
Published online Jul 15, 2019. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v11.i7.538
Table 3 Tumor related variables
| Variable | Intraoperative chemotherapy (+) (n = 171) | Intraoperative chemotherapy(-) (n = 306) | P-value |
| Distance of tumor from anal verge (cm, mean ± SD) | 7.9 ± 3.0 | 8.3 ± 2.9 | 0.092 |
| Tumor location, n (%) | 0.621 | ||
| Above peritoneal reflection | 121 (70.8) | 223 (72.9) | |
| Below peritoneal reflection | 50 (29.2) | 83 (27.1) | |
| Pathological T stage, n (%) | 0.865 | ||
| T1, T2, and no tumor residual after preoperative therapy | 25 (14.6) | 43 (14.1) | |
| T3 and T4 | 146 (85.4) | 263 (85.9) | |
| Pathological N stage, n (%) | 0.337 | ||
| N0 and no tumor residual after preoperative therapy | 81 (47.4) | 131 (42.8) | |
| N1 and N2 | 90 (52.6) | 175 (57.2) | |
| TNM stage, n (%) | 0.374 | ||
| No tumor residual after preoperative therapy | 3 (1.8) | 8 (2.6) | |
| I | 8 (4.7) | 11 (3.6) | |
| II | 70 (40.9) | 112 (36.6) | |
| III | 90 (52.6) | 175 (57.2) | |
| Degree of differentiation, n (%) | 0.628 | ||
| Low and low-middle grades | 58 (30.2) | 94 (30.8) | |
| Middle, high-middle, and high grades and no tumor residual after therapy | 134 (69.8) | 211 (69.2) |
- Citation: Wang ZJ, Tao JH, Chen JN, Mei SW, Shen HY, Zhao FQ, Liu Q. Intraoperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy increases the incidence of anastomotic leakage after anterior resection of rectal tumors. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2019; 11(7): 538-550
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5204/full/v11/i7/538.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4251/wjgo.v11.i7.538