Table 3 Surgical approach and tumour distance from the anal verge (n=34)

From: A phase II study of capecitabine and irinotecan in combination with concurrent pelvic radiotherapy (CapIri-RT) as neoadjuvant treatment of locally advanced rectal cancer

 

Surgical approach (no. of patients)

Tumour distance from anal verge

Deep anterior resection

Abdomino-perineal resection

Hartmann resection

Total

0–5 cm

13

6

2

21

>5–10 cm

7

0

1

8

>10 cm

5

0

0

5

All tumours

25

6

3

34

  1. Note: The tumor distance could not be calculated in one patient with local relapsed rectal cancer, and one patient refused surgery.
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