Summary characteristics of patients with local recurrence
| Patient no. | Age at surgery, yr | Sex | Preoperative radiation | Tumour distance from anal verge, cm | Tumour fixation | TNM stage | Surgical procedure | CRM distance, cm | No. of positive lymph nodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 63 | Female | Yes | 4.0 | Fixed | IV | LAR | 0.8 | 1/6 |
| 2 | 36 | Male | Yes | 4.0 | Fixed | III | APR | 1.0 | 1/58 |
| 3 | 49 | Male | Yes | 7.0 | Fixed | IV | LAR | 0.15 | 0/7 |
| 4 | 77 | Female | Yes | 7.0 | Fixed | II | LAR | 0.5 | 0/35 |
| 5 | 50 | Male | Yes | 10.0 | Fixed | III | LAR | 0.6 | 5/9 |
| 6 | 73 | Male | No | 8.0 | Tethered | III | Hartmann | 0.9 | 1/16 |
| 7 | 56 | Female | No | 7.0 | Mobile | III | LAR | 2.0 | 4/18 |
APR = abdominoperineal resection; CRM = circumferential radial margin; LAR = low anterior resection; TNM = tumour–node–metastasis.