Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2019.
World J Gastrointest Oncol. Aug 15, 2019; 11(8): 642-651
Published online Aug 15, 2019. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v11.i8.642
Table 1 Clinicopatholgical factors according to lymphatic vessel invasion, n (%)
VariablenLymphatic vessel invasion
P value
Absent (n = 289, 65.7%)Present (n = 151, 34.3%)
Age (yr)44059.86 ± 10.458.55 ± 11.1280.426
Gender0.765
Male333 (75.7)220 (66.1)113 (33.9)
Female107 (24.3)69 (64.5)38 (35.5)
Tumor size (cm)0.013
≤ 5169 (38.5)123 (72.8)46 (27.2)
> 5231 (52.5)166 (60.4)105 (39.6)
Macroscopic type0.003
Borrmann I-II58 (13.2)49 (84.5)9 (15.5)
Borrmann III310 (70.4)199 (64.2)111 (35.8)
Borrmann IV72 (16.4)41 (56.9)31 (43.1)
Adjacent organs invaded10.815
With105 (23.9)70 (66.7)36 (33.3)
Without335 (76.1)219 (65.4)116 (34.6)
Histologic grade0.001
Well203 (46.1)149 (73.4)54 (26.6)
Poor237 (53.9)140 (59.1)97 (40.9)
AJCC pT category0.002
pT253 (12.0)37 (69.8)16 (30.2)
pT3136 (31.0)104 (76.5)32 (23.5)
pT4a251 (57.0)148 (59.0)103 (41.0)
AJCC pN category0.000
pN0102 (23.2)96 (94.1)6 (5.9)
pN171 (16.2)51 (71.8)20 (28.2)
pN298 (22.2)65 (66.3)33 (33.7)
pN3a89 (20.2)47 (52.8)42 (47.2)
pN3b80 (18.2)30 (37.5)50 (62.5)
Resection type0.426
Proximal97 (22.1)67 (69.1)30 (30.1)
Total343 (77.9)222 (64.7)121 (35.3)
Combined other organ resection0.815
No396 (90.0)259 (65.4)137 (34.6)
Yes44 (10.0)30 (68.2)14 (31.8)
Survival at 5 yr34.2%42.5%25.1%0.000