Table 2.

Long-term oncologic outcomes

Outcome	5 Years		10 Years		P-value
	TAE	TME	TAE	TME
Overall survival (%)	95	97	91	90	0.910
Without risk factor	97	100	96	94	0.680
With risk factor	94	96	90	88	0.890
Cancer-specific survival (%)	98	100	98	100	0.220
Without risk factor	100	100	100	100	0.220
With risk factor	97	99	97	99	0.320
Recurrence-free survival (%)	90	99	86	99	<0.001
Without risk factor	96	100	93	100	0.038
With risk factor	84	98	80	97	0.001
Local recurrence rate (%)	10	0	10	0	<0.001
Without risk factor	4	0	4	0	0.140
With risk factor	16	1	16	1	<0.001

TAE, transanal excision; TME, total mesorectal excision.

Risk factors included deep submucosal invasion, lymphovascular invasion, and poor histology results.