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Table 3 main surgical and pathology features in 47 operated patients

From: Preoperative bi-fractionated accelerated radiation therapy for combined treatment of locally advanced rectal cancer in a consectutive series of unselected patients

Parameter

No.

%

Low anterior resection

33

70.2

Abdomino-perineal resection

14

29.8

En-bloc resection of other organs

5

10.6

R-0 operation Circumferential free margin < 1 mm

47 9

100 19.1

Circumferential free margin < 1 mm

9

19.1

Patients having blood peroperative transfusions (mean: 2 PRBC; r: 0–5)

9

19.1

Downstaging (ypT1-2 ypN0)

3

6.3

ypT1 – ypT2

8

17.0

ypT3 – ypT4

39

83.0

Mean length of hospital stay (days; r)

15 (8–35)