Comparison of immediate surgical outcomes between posterior pelvic exenteration and standard resection for primary rectal cancer: A matched case-control study

Table 1 Correlation between indications, tumor location and pathologic findings in PPE group (n = 10)

Suspected organs involved	n(lower:middle: upper rectum)	Pathological findings
		Direct invasion (T4)	Perirectal invasion (T3)	Positive lymph nodes (N-positive)
Vagina	1 (1:0:0)	0	1	1
Uterus	7 (0:5:2)	2	5	4
Ovaries	2 (0:1:1)	21	0	2
Total	10 (1:6:3)	4	6	7

¹Including 1 case of Krukenberg tumor.