Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Sep 15, 2017; 9(9): 354-362
Published online Sep 15, 2017. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v9.i9.354
Table 3 Illustrates the incidence of lymph node metastasis as stratified by histological grade, and the presence or absence of signet ring cells
Incidence of lymph node metastasis
Histological gradeP < 0.001
Well-differentiated5.50%
Moderately-differentiated10.80%
Poorly-differentiated42.10%
Signet ring cellP = 0.08
Absent7.50%
Present20.80%
Moderately-differentiated and LVI-6%P = 0.008
Moderately-differentiated and LVI+40%