Table 2 Baseline staging using CT±MRI scans and digital rectal examination

From: Neoadjuvant systemic fluorouracil and mitomycin C prior to synchronous chemoradiation is an effective strategy in locally advanced rectal cancer

Baseline staging

Number of patients (%) n =36

Number of patients with CRM involved or threatened by tumour n =11

T2N0a

1 (2.8)

0

T3N0

6 (16.7)

1

T3N1

8 (22.2)

2

T3N2

6 (16.7)

6

T4N0

8 (22.2)

2

T4N1

5 (13.9)

0

T4N2

2 (5.6)

0

  1. CRM=circumferential resection margin.
  2. T3N1 on initial MRI reporting at trial entry, but subsequently reclassified after radiology review.
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