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Table 4 Pathology results

From: Preservation versus nonpreservation of the left colic artery in anterior resection for rectal cancer: a propensity score-matched analysis

Characteristics

LCA preservation (n = 60)

LCA nonpreservation (n = 60)

P value

Tumor differentiation, n (%)

  

0.765

 Low

3 (5.0)

2 (3.3)

 

 Middle

54 (90.0)

55 (91.7)

 

 High

3 (5.0)

3 (5.0)

 

Pathological T stage, n (%)

  

0.447

 0

5 (8.3)

5 (8.3)

 

 1

4 (6.7)

5 (8.3)

 

 2

18 (30.0)

11 (18.3)

 

 3

21 (35.0)

25 (41.7)

 

 4

12 (20.0)

14 (23.4)

 

Pathological N stage, n (%)

  

0.589

 0

41 (68.3)

40 (66.6)

 

 1

15 (25.0)

10 (16.7)

 

 2

4 (6.7)

10 (16.7)

 

Number of harvested LNs

13.1 ± 5.8

13.8 ± 4.4

0.456

Number of positive LNs

0.9 ± 1.9

1.2 ± 2.1

0.345

DRM positive, n (%)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1.000

CRM positive, n (%)

3 (5.0)

4 (6.7)

1.000

Lymphovascular invasion, n (%)

  

1.000

 Absent

48 (80.0)

48 (80.0)

 

 Present

12 (20.0)

12 (20.0)

 

Perineural invasion, n (%)

  

0.838

 Absent

44 (73.3)

43 (71.7)

 

 Present

16 (26.7)

17 (28.3)

 
  1. LCA left colic artery; LNs lymph nodes; DRM distal resection margin; CRM circumferential resection margin