Table 3.

Tumor downstaging rates

Clinical stage before treatment	Pathology stage after operation	No. (%)
T stage
cT3	ypT0	3 (8.3)
	ypT1	3 (8.3)
	ypT2	2 (5.6)
	ypT3	3 (8.3)
cT4	ypT0	4 (11.1)
	ypT1	5 (13.9)
	ypT2	5 (13.9)
	ypT3	5 (13.9)
	ypT4a	6 (16.7)
N stage
cN0	ypN0	2 (5.6)
cN1	ypN0	14 (38.9)
	ypN1	1 (2.8)
	ypN2	1 (2.8)
	ypN3	2 (5.6)
cN2	ypN0	6 (16.7)
	ypN1	4 (11.1)
	ypN2	2 (5.6)
	ypN3	3 (8.3)
cN3	ypN0	1 (2.8)
Overall tumor, node, metastases stage
IIB	I	2 (5.6)
III	0	7 (19.4)
	I	12 (33.3)
	II	6 (16.7)
	III	9 (25.0)