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Table 1 Performance of the different components of physical examination (PE) at outpatient visits of colon and rectal cancer patients

From: Major differences in follow-up practice of patients with colorectal cancer; results of a national survey in the Netherlands

 

Colon cancer patients % (N = 106)

Rectal cancer patients % (N = 106)

No PE

67

68

Abdominal PE and DRE together

4

22

Abdominal PE alone

23

7

DRE only

5

1

DVE

0

1

Other

i.e. Inguinal (lymph node) examination

1

1

  1. Numbers represent percentages
  2. DRE digital rectal examination, DVE digital vaginal examination