Table 4.
Pathology reports
| Structured training program n = 120 | |
|---|---|
| Pathology stage | |
| pT0 | 9 (7.6) |
| pT1 | 16 (13.6) |
| pT2 | 32 (28.8) |
| pT3 | 59 (50.0) |
| n.a | 2 (1.7) |
| Quality of specimen (Quirke)a | |
| Complete | 107 (89.2) |
| Nearly complete | 13 (10.8) |
| Incomplete | 0 (0.0) |
| CRM involvement | 6 (5.0) |
| DRM involvementb | 0 (0.0) |
| Lymph nodes harvested (mean) (± SD) | 17.0 (± 7.2) |
| Lymph nodes positive (median) (range) | 0 (0–7) |
Numbers in parentheses are percentages unless mentioned otherwise
CRM circumferential resection margin, DRM distal resection margin, SD standard deviation
aFrom Quirke et al. [18]
b1 missing patient