Table 5.
Pathological results.
| Reference | N. Lymph node | DRM cm | CRM mm | TME (complete) | Recurrence | Metastasis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vibert | 19 | Safe | Safe | — | — | — |
| D'Annibale [17] | 17 ± 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bonder | — | Safe | Safe | — | — | — |
| Pigazzi | 14 | 3.8 | — | — | — | — |
| Hellan | 13 | 2.7 | Safe | 37/37 | — | — |
| Baik | 18.9 | 4 | +4/56* | — | — | — |
| Spinoglio | 22.03 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — |
| Baik | 18.4 | 4 ± 1.6 | Safe | 52/56 | 2 | — |
| DeHoog | — | — | +1/50* | — | — | — |
| Luca | 18.5 | 3.16 | Safe | 22/28 | — | — |
| Park | 13 | 3.4 | 1.29 | — | — | — |
| Ng | 15 | 2 | Safe | — | — | — |
| Baek | 14.5 | 3.4 | Safe | 32/38 | 6 | 6 |
| Bianchi | 18 | 1.5–4.5 | Safe | — | — | — |
| D'Annibale [41] | 18.76 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Desouza | 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zimmern | 11.8–39.8 | Safe | Safe | — | 2 | 1 |
| Park | 17.3 | 2.1 ± 1.4 | 7 ± 3.9 | — | — | — |
| Popescu | 11.3 | Safe | Safe | — | 2 | 1 |
| Kim | 14.7 | 2.7 ± 1.9 | +3/100* | — | — | — |
*Number of positive circumferential margin; CRM: circumferential resection margin; N: number; DRM: distal resection margin; TME: total mesorectal excision.