Clinical Study
Effect of Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy on Locally Advanced Rectal Mucinous Adenocarcinoma: A Propensity Score-Matched Study
Table 4
Recurrence patterns between nCRT and surgery-alone groups.
| Outcomes | nCRT () | Surgery alone () | P value |
| Number of patients with recurrence | 12 (25%) | 16 (33.3%) | 0.369 | Recurrence site | | | 0.070 | Locoregional | 2 | 11 | | Liver | 5 | 4 | | Lung | 5 | 3 | | Peritoneal | 0 | 2 | | Bone | 1 | 2 | | Brain | 0 | 2 | | Time to recurrence (months) | | | 0.732 | Additional treatment for recurrence | | | 0.921 | Resection | 4 | 6 | | Chemotherapy | 5 | 7 | | Best support care | 3 | 3 | |
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Some patients had more than one recurrence site. nCRT: neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy.
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