When and where: A study on gastric cancer recurrence after neoadjuvant/perioperative chemotherapy

Table 2 Sites of first recurrence during the first seven years of follow-up (n = 41)

Site of recurrence	Time
	< 1 year	1-2 years	2-3 years	3-4 years	4-5 years	7-8 years	Total
Peritoneal metastases or carci/carcinosis (n)	6	0	3	1	1	0	11
Column (%)	37.5	0.0	42.9	33.3	33.3	0.0	26.8
Local metastases (n)	2	3	0	0	0	0	5
Column (%)	12.5	27.3	0.0	0.00	0.0	0.0	12.2
Distant metastases (n)	6	8	3	1	2	1	21
Column (%)	37.5	72.7	42.9	33.3	66.7	100.0	51.2
Multiple metastases (n)	2	0	1	1	0	0	4
Column (%)	12.5	0.0	14.2	33.34	0.0	0.0	9.8
Total (n)	16	11	7	3	3	1	41
Row (%)	39.0	26.8	17.1	7.3	7.3	2.5	100.00