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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Sep 15, 2026; 18(9): 121562
Published online Sep 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.121562
Published online Sep 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.121562
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients with gastric adenocarcinoma with enteroblastic differentiation and conventional gastric adenocarcinoma, n (%)
| Variable | Category | GAED (n = 81) | Conventional gastric adenocarcinoma | P value |
| Gender | Male | 65 (80.2) | 198 (79.5) | 0.887 |
| Female | 16 (19.8) | 51 (20.5) | ||
| Age, years | Median (range) | 62 (34, 76) | 60 (21, 83) | 0.200 |
| Smoking history | No | 60 (74.1) | 217 (87.1) | 0.008a |
| Yes | 21 (25.9) | 32 (12.9) | ||
| Drinking history | No | 66 (81.5) | 227 (91.2) | 0.024a |
| Yes | 15 (18.5) | 22 (8.8) | ||
| Helicobacter pylori status1 | Positive | 17 (81.0) | 37 (59.7) | 0.077 |
| Negative | 4 (19.0) | 25 (40.3) | ||
| Tumor size, cm | Median (range) | 4.1 (1.8, 7.4) | 4.5 (0.7, 9.5) | 0.129 |
| Tumor location | Proximal | 23 (28.4) | 86 (34.5) | < 0.001a |
| Distal | 42 (51.9) | 66 (26.5) | ||
| Overlapping lesions | 16 (19.7) | 97 (39.0) | ||
| Surgical approach | Open surgery | 10 (12.3) | 20 (8.0) | 0.532 |
| Laparoscopy-assisted surgery | 54 (66.7) | 167 (67.1) | ||
| Conversion to open surgery | 5 (6.2) | 13 (5.2) | ||
| Total laparoscopic surgery | 12 (14.8) | 49 (19.7) | ||
| Surgical duration, minute | Median (range) | 190 (100, 368) | 215 (76, 617) | 0.002a |
| Blood transfusion | Yes | 12 (14.8) | 21 (8.4) | 0.133 |
| No | 69 (85.2) | 228 (91.6) | ||
| Number of metastatic lymph nodes | Median (range) | 5 (0, 35) | 6 (0, 31) | 0.708 |
| Number of retrieved lymph nodes | Median (range) | 36 (11, 80) | 36 (3, 107) | 0.852 |
| Lauren classification | Intestinal | 45 (60.0) | 84 (37.1) | 0.001a |
| Diffuse | 10 (13.3) | 75 (33.5) | ||
| Mixed | 20 (26.7) | 66 (29.4) | ||
| Borrmann classification | Type I | 8 (13.3) | 11 (6.0) | 0.111 |
| Type II | 25 (41.7) | 62 (33.9) | ||
| Type III | 23 (38.3) | 88 (48.1) | ||
| Type IV | 4 (6.7) | 22 (12.0) | ||
| Signet-ring cell component | No | 73 (90.1) | 178 (71.5) | 0.001a |
| Yes | 8 (9.9) | 71 (28.5) | ||
| Linitis plastica | No | 78 (96.3) | 239 (96.0) | 0.900 |
| Yes | 3 (3.7) | 10 (4.0) | ||
| Differentiation | Well | 0 (0.0) | 13 (5.2) | 0.219 |
| Moderate | 43 (53.1) | 109 (43.8) | ||
| Poor | 38 (46.9) | 127 (51.0) | ||
| HER2 score | 0 | 41 (50.6) | 170 (68.3) | 0.012a |
| 1+ | 24 (29.6) | 39 (15.7) | ||
| 2+ | 8 (9.9) | 25 (10.0) | ||
| 3+ | 8 (9.9) | 15 (6.0) | ||
| T stage | I | 16 (19.8) | 47 (18.9) | 0.145 |
| II | 13 (16.0) | 28 (11.2) | ||
| III | 27 (33.3) | 63 (25.3) | ||
| IV | 25 (30.9) | 111 (44.6) | ||
| N stage | 0 | 26 (32.1) | 99 (39.8) | 0.352 |
| I | 17 (21.0) | 40 (16.1) | ||
| II | 16 (19.8) | 35 (14.0) | ||
| III | 22 (27.1) | 75 (30.1) | ||
| Pathological TNM stage | I | 21 (25.9) | 60 (24.1) | 0.394 |
| II | 25 (30.9) | 61 (24.5) | ||
| III | 35 (43.2) | 128 (51.4) | ||
| Metastasis or recurrence | No | 44 (54.3) | 172 (69.1) | 0.022a |
| Yes | 37 (45.7) | 77 (30.9) | ||
| Lymphatic invasion | No | 26 (32.1) | 85 (34.1) | 0.788 |
| Yes | 55 (67.9) | 164 (65.9) | ||
| Vascular invasion | No | 33 (41.6) | 111 (44.6) | 0.608 |
| Yes | 48 (58.4) | 138 (55.4) | ||
| Perineural invasion | No | 67 (82.7) | 158 (63.5) | < 0.001a |
| Yes | 14 (17.3) | 91 (36.5) | ||
| Vascular tumor thrombus | No | 72 (88.9) | 116 (46.6) | < 0.001a |
| Yes | 9 (11.1) | 133 (53.4) | ||
| Postoperative complication | No | 70 (86.4) | 198 (79.5) | 0.192 |
| Yes | 11 (13.6) | 51 (20.5) | ||
| Postoperative hospital stay, days | Median (range) | 12 (4, 55) | 12 (2, 55) | 0.727 |
- Citation: Wen ZL, Ren H, Niu PH, Fei H, Li ZF, Zhao DB. Clinicopathological features and prognosis of gastric adenocarcinoma with enteroblastic differentiation. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2026; 18(9): 121562
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5204/full/v18/i9/121562.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4251/wjgo.121562