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Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2012; 18(27): 3610-3616
Published online Jul 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i27.3610
Table 2 Patient and tumor characteristics of Groups I-IV (n = 436) n (%)
Group I (LBVI-/LN-)Group II (LBVI+/LN-)Group III (LBVI-/LN+)Group IV (LBVI+/LN+)P value
Patients218519671
Age (yr)59.7 ± 11.559.4 ± 9.157.3 ± 12.658.4 ± 11.70.367
Male:female3.361.682.312.940.160
Tumor location
Upper79 (36.2)17 (33.3)31 (32.3)25 (35.2)0.959
Middle39 (17.9)8 (15.7)18 (18.8)12 (16.9)
Lower96 (44.0)23 (45.1)44 (45.8)32 (45.1)
Whole4 (1.8)3 (5.9)3 (3.1)2 (2.8)
Tumor size
≤ 5 cm141 (64.7)35 (68.6)65 (67.7)47 (66.2)0.929
> 5 cm77 (35.3)16 (31.4)31 (32.3)24 (33.8)
No. of retrieved LNs21.2 ± 5.722.1 ± 8.022.0 ± 5.022.45 ± 6.20.413
Histological type
Differentiated85 (39.0)22 (43.1)38 (39.6)32 (45.1)0.801
Undifferentiated133 (61.0)29 (56.9)58 (60.4)39 (59.4)
Resection type
Subtotal167 (76.6)33 (64.7)69 (71.9)54 (76.1)0.328
Total51 (23.4)18 (35.3)27 (28.1)17 (23.9)
5-year overall survival (%)58.845.845.736.90.009