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Copyright ©2013 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2013; 19(13): 2097-2103
Published online Apr 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i13.2097
Table 1 Clinicopathological characteristics of patients with and without hepatectomy
Clinicopathological characteristicsWith hepatectomyWithout hepatectomy
Sex
Male1259
Female835
Primary gastric tumors
Median diameter of primary gastric tumors (cm)4.3 (2.4-8.8)4.5 (2.1-9.3)
Tumor location
Upper727
Lower1367
Pathological T-stage of the primary1
pT129
pT2421
pT31251
pT4213
N stage of the primary tumor
N0318
N1948
N2521
N337
Differentiation of the primary tumor
Well29
Moderate1464
Poor421
Liver metastases
Median diameter of liver metastases (cm)4.1 (1.7-16)4.5 (1.5-18)
No. of metastases
Solitary843
≥ 21251
Vascular invasion of metastases
Present326
Absent1768
Site of metastases
Left lobe418
Right lobe731
Bilobar945
Interruption of hepatic hilum
Present528
Absent1566
Table 2 Response evaluation after first two courses of preoperative chemotherapy
No. of casesDiameter of metastases (mm3)
Evaluation of response (according to RECIST)Adverse events grade
Pre-chemPost-chem
11280-10CR2
213556PR3
318865PR1
46422PR2
54824PR2
614838PR1
720583PR1
816265PR2
97830PR2
1022894PR3
11206108PR2
1214456PR1
136741PR1
1410467PR3
15163103PR2
1613492PR3
178861PR3
18225134PR2
1914396PR2
207843PR3