Observational Study
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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Mar 15, 2025; 17(3): 99124
Published online Mar 15, 2025. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v17.i3.99124
Table 5 Pathological features in the intraperitoneal anastomosis and extraperitoneal anastomosis groups before and after matching, n (%)

Before matching, IA (n = 70)
Before matching, EA (n = 266)
Before matching, P value
After matching, IA (n = 63)
After matching, EA (n = 63)
After matching, P value
Tumor size, mm (mean ± SD)4.32 ± 1.744.15 ± 1.780.4634.29 ± 1.794.11 ± 1.820.587
Gross type0.8710.202
    Protuberant type33 (47.1)129 (48.5)27 (42.8)34 (54.0)
    Ulcerative type35 (50.0)132 (49.6)34 (54.0)29 (46.0)
    Infiltrative type2 (2.9)5 (1.9)2 (3.2)0 (0)
Histological type0.5990.405
    Well3 (4.3)12 (4.5)2 (3.2)2 (3.2)
    Mod58 (82.8)197 (74.1)54 (85.7)47 (74.6)
    Por7 (10.0)44 (16.5)5 (7.9)9 (14.3)
    Muc2 (2.9)12 (4.5)2 (3.2)5 (7.9)
    Else0 (0)1 (0.4)0 (0)0 (0)
Pathological T status0.5680.291
    Tis3 (4.3)4 (1.5)2 (3.2)2 (3.2)
    17 (10.0)27 (10.2)7 (11.1)5 (7.9)
    26 (8.6)32 (12.0)5 (7.9)6 (9.5)
    336 (51.4)120 (45.1)32 (50.8)22 (34.9)
    4a18 (25.7)82 (30.8)17 (27.0)28 (44.5)
    4b0 (0)1 (0.4)0 (0)0 (0)
Cleared lymph nodes (mean ± SD)34.71 ± 16.2126.29 ± 12.35< 0.00133.51 ± 1.8628.71 ± 11.910.031
Pathological N status0.2530.137
    038 (54.3)171 (64.3)32 (50.8)43 (68.3)
    1a16 (22.9)32 (12.4)16 (25.4)9 (14.3)
    1b8 (11.4)24 (9.0)8 (12.7)6 (9.5)
    1c0 (0)4 (1.5)0 (0)0 (0)
    2a5 (7.1)23 (8.6)4 (6.3)5 (7.9)
    2b3 (4.3)11 (4.2)3 (4.8)0 (0)
Neurovascular invasion0.9101.000
    Yes30 (42.9)112 (42.1)26 (41.3)26 (41.3)
    No40 (57.1)154 (57.9)37 (58.7)37 (58.7)
Surgical margin1.0001.000
    Positive0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
    Negative70 (100)266 (100)63 (100)63 (100)