Research Article
Total Mesorectal Excision with or without Lateral Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection in Rectal Cancer
Table 3
Tumor location distribution and pathological type distribution.
| ā | Group A | Group B | value | Count | % | Count | % |
| Tumor location | Mid rectum | 24 | 52.2 | 24 | 52.2 | 0.255 | Low rectum | 18 | 39.1 | 10 | 21.7 | Mid and low rectum | 4 | 8.7 | 12 | 26.1 |
| Pathological type | Nonmucinous adenocarcinoma | 38 | 82.6 | 36 | 78.3 | 1 | Mucinous adenocarcinoma | 8 | 17.4 | 10 | 21.7 |
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