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

Some patients had more than one recurrence site.
nCRT: neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy.