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Table 4 Comparison of pathological characteristics of emergency surgery and bridge to surgery

From: Bridge to surgery using a self-expandable metallic stent for stages II–III obstructive colorectal cancer

  

ES (n = 67)

BTS (n = 50)

p

pT factor

T4b/ T4a/ T3

12/ 16/ 39

3/ 11/ 36

0.131

Total Lymph nodes

Median (range)

16 (3–52)

21 (4–58)

0.062

pN factor

N0/ N1/ N2/ N3

37/ 20/ 7/ 3

19/ 17/ 13/ 1

0.134

Histological

tub1/ tub2/ others

12/ 51/ 4

15/ 35/ 0

0.126

Lymphatic invasion

ly 0/1/2/3

21/ 33/ 14/ 0

0/ 29/ 16/ 5

< 0.001

Venous invasion

v 0/1/2/3

14/ 31/ 22/ 1

4/ 23/ 17/ 6

0.038

Surgical clearance

Cur A/ B/ C

67/ 0/ 0

50/ 0/ 0