What factors are associated with the poor prognosis of anal adenocarcinoma compared with low-lying rectal adenocarcinoma based on a population analysis: A propensity score matching study

• Qinghua Wang ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition

  ¶‡ These authors are joint senior authors on this work.

  Affiliation Department of Colorectal and Anal Surgery, Jinhua Central Hospital, Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, China

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• Jianfei Fu ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Validation, Writing – original draft

  ¶‡ These authors are joint senior authors on this work.

  Affiliation Department of Colorectal and Anal Surgery, Jinhua Central Hospital, Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, China

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• Xiaoxiao Chen,

  Roles Formal analysis, Resources, Software, Validation, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Colorectal and Anal Surgery, Jinhua Central Hospital, Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, China

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• Cheng Cai,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Colorectal and Anal Surgery, Jinhua Central Hospital, Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, China

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• Hang Ruan,

  Roles Methodology, Project administration, Software, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Colorectal and Anal Surgery, Jinhua Central Hospital, Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, China

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• Jinlin Du

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Software, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: djl9090@163.com

  Affiliation Department of Colorectal and Anal Surgery, Jinhua Central Hospital, Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, China

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6117-3835

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