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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2009; 15(19): 2309-2313
Published online May 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2309
Published online May 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2309
Table 2 Clinicopathological characteristics of EGC with duodenal invasion
| Characteristics | No. of patients | Length of duodenal invasion (mm) | P value |
| Age (yr) | 0.276 | ||
| < 60 | 13 | 7.2 | |
| > 60 | 16 | 11.7 | |
| Gender | 0.029 | ||
| Male | 16 | 5.3 | |
| Female | 13 | 15.2 | |
| Gross appearance | 0.046 | ||
| Depressed | 16 | 4.3 | |
| Elevated | 15 | 10.9 | |
| Tumor size (mm) | 0.049 | ||
| < 60 | 23 | 5.3 | |
| > 60 | 12 | 14.8 | |
| Depth of invasion | 0.836 | ||
| Mucosa | 16 | 8.3 | |
| Submucosa | 25 | 7.6 | |
| Histological type | 0.088 | ||
| Intestinal | 28 | 9.1 | |
| Diffuse | 13 | 5.1 | |
| Lymph node metastasis | 0.006 | ||
| Negative | 32 | 8.9 | |
| Positive | 4 | 3 | |
| Preoperative diagnosis of duodenal invasion | 0.001 | ||
| Possible | 8 | 24.3 | |
| Impossible | 16 | 3.6 |
- Citation: Namikawa T, Hanazaki K. Clinicopathological features of early gastric cancer with duodenal invasion. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(19): 2309-2313
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v15/i19/2309.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.15.2309