Retrospective Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2017; 23(8): 1412-1423
Published online Feb 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i8.1412
Figure 3
Figure 3 cTNM stage II rectal cancers mainly showed downstaging to yT0N0M0 or yTNM stage I. On the other hand, the majority of cTNM stage III cases had unchanged TNM stage after therapy, and some even showed upstaging to yTNM stage IV after therapy.