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Table 3 Low tumors (0–6 cm from anal verge; N = 3445) versus type of operation and age in curatively treated patients (N = 9705).

From: Rectal cancer treatment and outcome in the elderly: an audit based on the Swedish rectal cancer registry 1995–2004

 

< 75 years of age Low tumors (N = 2145)/curatively treated (N = 6042)

≥ 75 years of age Low tumors (N = 1114)/Curatively treated (N = 3663)

P-value

AR

510/3965

202/1998

0.003

APE

1560/1783

912/1047

0.86

HA

75/294

186/618

0.19

  1. Values are absolute numbers of patients with low tumor for each surgical procedure vs. age group. Chi-square test used for statistical analysis. AR, anterior resection. APE, abdominoperineal excision. HA, Hartmann's procedure.
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