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Table 3 Recurrence rates of all patients

From: Is prophylactic lateral lymph node dissection needed for lower rectal cancer? A single-center retrospective study

Variable

Dissection group

(n = 37)

Non-dissection group

(n = 264)

p value

All recurrence, n (%)

   

 Yes

12 (32.4)

71 (26.9)

 

 No

25 (67.6)

193 (73.1)

0.48

Pelvic recurrence, n (%)

   

 Yes

3 (8.1)

22 (8.3)

 

 No

34 (91.9)

241 (91.3)

 

 Unknown

0 (0.0)

1 (0.4)

0.93

Lateral lymph node recurrence, n (%)

   

 Yes

1 (2.7)

10 (3.8)

 

 No

36 (97.3)

254 (96.2)

0.88

  1. Data are presented as n (%)” below the table