Gastric Cancer
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2005.
World J Gastroenterol. Nov 14, 2005; 11(42): 6587-6592
Published online Nov 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i42.6587
Table 6 Peritoneal carcinomatosis and surgically recovered ascites in the patients with minimal or mild CT-defined ascites
CT-definedascitesPeritoneal carcinomatosisSignificancevaluePredictive
NegativePositive
Minimal28 (27/1)14 (2/2)NPV: 87.5%2
Mild2 (1/1)6 (2/4)P<0.01