Survival analysis of local excision vs total mesorectal excision for middle and low rectal cancer in pT1/pT2 stage and intermediate pathological risk.

World J Surg Oncol · 2019 · PMC6902326 · PMID 31818295

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borderline significancep = 0.09so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Despite a systematic review drawing conclusions against the 1-cm rule, a 1-cm resection margin still had borderline significance ( p = 0.09) on five-year local recurrence [ 30 ].

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