Table 2.

Correlation between rectal involvement and other parameters

Independent variable	p value for rectal involvement score	p value for overall rectal involvement
LS3 score in lower quadrant	0.091	0.003
LS3 I lower quadrants	0.088	0.008
Total PCI in lower quadrants	0.246	0.088
Grade of tumor	0.222	0.728
Histology	0.995	0.053
Primary vs non-primary	0.475	0.513
No of cycles	0.470	0.692
No of lines	0.058	0.320
PCI less than 20 or more	0.620	0.004
PCI less than 15 or more	0.423	0.001