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From: Long-term outcomes after extra-levator versus conventional abdominoperineal excision for low rectal cancer

Fig. 3

Comparison of overall survival, progression-free survival and local recurrence-free survival between patients of pT3, pT1 − 2 and pT4 tumors or those with positive lymph nodes who underwent ELAPE and APE procedure. a pT3: overall survival; b pT3: progression-free survival; c pT3: local recurrence-free survival; d pT1 − 2: overall survival; e pT1 − 2: progression-free survival; f pT1 − 2: local recurrence-free survival; g pT4: overall survival; h pT4: progression-free survival; i pT4: local recurrence-free survival; j positive lymph nodes: overall survival; (k) positive lymph nodes: progression-free survival; l positive lymph nodes: local recurrence-free survival; ELAPE: extralevator abdominoperineal excision; APE: abdominoperineal excision

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