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World J Gastrointest Surg. Apr 27, 2017; 9(4): 97-102
Published online Apr 27, 2017. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v9.i4.97
Published online Apr 27, 2017. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v9.i4.97
Table 1 Patient demographics
| Demographics (%) | |
| Gender | |
| Male | 62 |
| Female | 38 |
| Age | |
| < 50 | 18 |
| 51-70 | 54 |
| > 70 | 28 |
| Race | |
| Caucasian | 88 |
| African American | 8 |
| Other | 4 |
| Insurance | 50 |
| Private | 43 |
| Medicare/Medicaid | |
| None | 4 |
| Other | 3 |
Table 2 Institutional staging
| Unknown staging | % |
| Overall unknown | |
| Path stage | 25 |
| Clinical stage | 21 |
| Both stages | 5 |
| Academic unknown | |
| Path stage | 24 |
| Clinical stage | 17 |
| Both stages | 5 |
| Community unknown | |
| Path stage | 26 |
| Clinical stage | 23 |
| Both stages | 6 |
Table 3 Trends in staging
| Unknown staging | % |
| Overall | |
| Up-stage | 8 |
| Down-stage | 17 |
| No change | 24 |
| Academic | |
| Up-stage | 8 |
| Down-stage | 20 |
| No change | 26 |
| Community | |
| Up-stage | 8 |
| Down-stage | 15 |
| No change | 23 |
- Citation: Reddy SS, Handorf B, Farma JM, Sigurdson ER. Trends with neoadjuvant radiotherapy and clinical staging for those with rectal malignancies. World J Gastrointest Surg 2017; 9(4): 97-102
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v9/i4/97.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v9.i4.97
