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. 2019 Jul 3;154(9):e192172. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2019.2172

Table 3. Lateral Local Recurrence (LLR) Rates and Overall Recurrence (OAR) Rates for Different Cutoff Values in Short-Axis (SA) Node Size on Restaging Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Among Patients With an SA Node Size of 7 mm or Greater on Primary MRI Who Underwent Chemoradiotherapy or Radiotherapy With Total Mesorectal Excision, Separated by Compartment.

SA Node Size Cutoff on Restaging MRI Obturator Internal Iliac
No. (%) LLR, % OAR, % No. (%) LLR, % OAR, %
3-y Rate 5-y Rate 3-y Rate 5-y Rate 3-y Rate 5-y Rate 3-y Rate 5-y Rate
0 mm
0 mm 3 (5) 0 0 33.3 33.3 1 (3) 0 0 0 0
>0 mm 53 (95) 6.1 6.1 21.2 26.9 31 (97) 29.9 44.8 43.1 55.6
1 mm
≤1 mm 3 (5) 0 0 33.3 33.3 1 (3) 0 0 0 0
>1 mm 53 (95) 6.1 6.1 21.2 26.9 31 (97) 29.9 44.8 43.1 55.6
2 mm
≤2 mm 7 (13) 0 0 14.7 14.7 2 (6) 0 0 50.0 50.0
>2 mm 49 (88) 6.7 6.7 23.0 29.1 30 (94) 31.1 46.9 44.7 47.9
3 mm
≤3 mm 11 (20) 0 0 9.1 9.1 6 (19) 0 20.0 16.7 33.3
>3 mm 45 (80) 7.4 7.4 25.1 31.9 26 (81) 37.0 52.3 52.8 64.6
4 mm
≤4 mm 20 (36) 0 0 10.0 15.3 7 (22) 0 20.0 16.7 33.3
>4 mm 36 (64) 9.5 9.5 28.8 34.3 25 (78) 37.0 52.3 52.8 64.6
5 mm
≤5 mm 26 (46) 0 0 11.5 15.8 9 (28) 12.5 30.0 25.0 40.0
>5 mm 30 (54) 11.7 11.7 31.4 37.2 23 (72) 34.7 50.6 51.5 63.6
6 mm
≤6 mm 35 (63) 0 0 11.4 14.5 12 (38) 20.5 45.5 28.4 50.9
>6 mm 21 (38) 17.8 17.8 40.4 47.9 20 (63) 34.5 41.8 54.6 60.1
7 mm
≤7 mm 41 (73) 4.9 4.9 17.1 19.7 18 (56) 21.2 40.0 38.6 53.2
>7 mm 15 (27) 11.1 11.1 36.5 47.1 14 (44) 38.9 47.6 52.4 60.3