Observational Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2015; 21(8): 2467-2474
Published online Feb 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i8.2467
Table 1 Patient and tumor characteristics n (%)
CharacteristicValue
Age (yr), median (range)62 (27-86)
Gender (male/female)18 (34.6)/34 (65.4)
Weight loss > 5 kg in 90 d37 (71.2)
ECOG status, median ± SD2.84 ± 0.91
Albumin (g/L), median ± SD30.24 ± 4.96
Hemoglobin (g/L), median ± SD90.01 ± 22.99
Bloody ascites11 (21.1)
Alimentary system malignancy (n = 27)
Gastric13
Colorectal9
Pancreas2
Small bowel carcinoma1
Hepatic2
Gynecologic malignancy (n = 21)
Ovarian14
Uterine and cervical7
Lymphoma1
Peritoneal metastatic carcinoma of unknown primary origin3
Prior therapy
Chemotherapy39 (75.0)
Radiotherapy20 (38.5)
Surgery37 (71.2)