Table 3. Reported series of anal canal squamous cell carcinoma treated with local excision alone.
Study | Number of subjects | Local recurrence rate (%) | Survival | Comment |
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Alfa-Wali (24) | 15 | 0 | 100% (median follow up of 4 years) | HIV positive |
Klas (14) | 7 | 23 | 5-year survival—60% | – |
Faynsod (25) | 5 | 0 | Not reported | Mean follow up 40 months |
Boman (16) | 13 | 7 | 100% 5-year overall survival | – |
Frost (17) | 20 | 60 | 66% 5-year survival | Mean tumor size 2.3 cm |
Our series | 13 | 15 | 100% 5-year overall survival | – |