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Table 2 Tumor characteristics and histopathology for locally excised lesions

From: Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery (TAMIS) in Qatar: initial experience

Distance from anal verge, cm (range)

7.41 (3–18)

Tumor size, cm (range)

2.62 (1.2–7)

Benign

 • Hyperplastic

1

 • Adenoma

6

 • Inflammatory

1

Cancer

 • T0

6

 • T1

1

 • T2

4

Neuroendocrine Tumor

3

Discrepancy (pre-op to post-op)

 • Adenoma to Hyperplastic polyp

1

 • Hyperplastic polyp to adenoma

1

 • Adenoma to Polyp cancer

1

 • Polyp cancer to polyp high-grade dysplasia

1

 • Low-grade dysplasia to adenoma

1

 • Polyp high grade dysplasia to polyp cancer

1

 • Fragmentation

1

 • Positive margins

None

 • Procedure-related complications (30 days)

Bleeding not requiring transfusion (one patient)

Intraoperative peritoneal perforation, repaired immediately (one patient)