Parameter | Number of patients (%) N = 85 |
---|---|
Age (years) | Â |
   Median | 67.1 |
   Range | 25-81 |
Gender | Â |
   Male | 56 (66) |
   Female | 29 (34) |
Clinical TNM stage | Â |
   T3 | 85 (100) |
   N0 | 47 (55) |
   N1 | 33 (39) |
   N2 | 2 (2) |
   Unknown | 3 (4) |
Tumor staging method | Â |
   EUS | 66 (78) |
   Rigid rectoscopy | 11 (13) |
   Other | 7 (8) |
   Unknown | 1 (1) |
Distance from anal verge | Â |
   >5 cm | 50 (59) |
   ≤5 cm | 32 (38) |
   Unknown | 3 (4) |
WHO performance status | Â |
   0 | 75 (88) |
   1 | 9 (11) |
   Unknown | 1 (1) |