Modern management of rectal cancer: A 2006 update

Table 1 Oncologic outcome for transanal excision of rectal cancer

Study (yr)	n	Follow-up (mo)	Local recurrence (%)	Overall survival (%)
Taylor et al (1998)[45]	24	52	T1: 40 T2: 50	67
Chakravarti et al (1999)[44]	52	52	T1: 11 T2: 62	66
Steele et al (1999)[43]	1101	48	T1: 7 T2: 20	T1: 87 T2: 85
Mellgren et al (2000)[42]	108	53	T1: 17 T2: 46	69
Paty et al (2002)[10]	125	80	T1: 17 T2: 26	T1: 74 T2: 72
Endreseth et al (2005)[12]	35	24-97	T1: 12	T1: 70
Madbouly et al (2005)[11]	52	55	T1: 29	T1: 89

¹Patients with T2 cancers on pathology were treated with postoperative chemoradiation.