©The Author(s) 2021.
World J Gastrointest Surg. Nov 27, 2021; 13(11): 1463-1483
Published online Nov 27, 2021. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v13.i11.1463
Published online Nov 27, 2021. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v13.i11.1463
Table 1 Sample characteristics, n (%)
| Characteristic | n (%) |
| Year of diagnosis | |
| 2004-2006 | 3142 (27) |
| 2007-2009 | 3028 (26) |
| 2010-2012 | 2850 (25) |
| 2013-2015 | 2587 (22) |
| Age at diagnosis (yr) | |
| Median (range) | 69 (12-99) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 6697 (58) |
| Female | 4910 (42) |
| Race | |
| White | 7045 (61) |
| Black | 2076 (18) |
| Asian/Pacific | 2486 (21) |
| Marital status | |
| Single/divorced | 2539 (22) |
| Married | 6805 (58) |
| Widowed | 1837 (16) |
| NA | 426 (4) |
| Insurance status | |
| Insured | 8033 (69) |
| Uninsured | 432 (4) |
| NA | 3142 (27) |
| Site of tumor | |
| Fundus/body | 1866 (16) |
| Antrum/pylorus | 4626 (40) |
| Overlapping lesion | 1299 (11) |
| Stomach, NOS | 3816 (33) |
| Tumor size (cm) | |
| ≤ 5 | 5431 (47) |
| 5.1-10 | 4203 (36) |
| ≥ 10.1 | 1135 (10) |
| NA | 838 (7) |
| Histology | |
| ADC, NOS | 4481 (39) |
| Signet ring cell carcinoma | 2726 (23) |
| ADC, instestinal type | 1943 (17) |
| Carcinoma, diffuse type | 958 (8) |
| ADC with mixed subtypes | 424 (4) |
| Other | 1075 (9) |
| Grade | |
| Well/moderately differentiated | 2674 (23) |
| Poorly/undifferentiated | 8524 (73) |
| NA | 409 (4) |
| T stage, 8th ed. | |
| T1 | 290 (2) |
| T2 | 943 (8) |
| T3 | 5569 (48) |
| T4a | 3551 (31) |
| T4b | 1254 (11) |
| N stage, 8th ed. | |
| N0 | 2863 (25) |
| N1 | 2422 (21) |
| N2 | 2757 (24) |
| N3a | 2498 (21) |
| N3b | 1067 (9) |
| Stage, 8th ed. | |
| IIA | 2585 (22) |
| IIB | 2129 (18) |
| IIIA | 3049 (26) |
| IIIB | 2511 (22) |
| IIIC | 1333 (12) |
| Chemotherapy | |
| Yes | 6473 (56) |
| No | 5134 (44) |
| Neoadjuvant chemotherapy | |
| Yes | 1255 (11) |
| No | 10352 (89) |
| Radiotherapy | |
| Yes | 4285 (37) |
| No | 7322 (63) |
| Type of surgery | |
| Partial gastrectomy | 8320 (72) |
| Total gastrectomy | 3287 (28) |
| Number of retrieved lymphnodes | |
| < 16 LNs (ILA) | 5806 (50) |
| 16-29 LNs (ALA) | 4085 (35) |
| ≥ 30 LNs (OLA) | 1716 (15) |
- Citation: Desiderio J, Sagnotta A, Terrenato I, Garofoli E, Mosillo C, Trastulli S, Arteritano F, Tozzi F, D'Andrea V, Fong Y, Woo Y, Bracarda S, Parisi A. Long-term survival of patients with stage II and III gastric cancer who underwent gastrectomy with inadequate nodal assessment. World J Gastrointest Surg 2021; 13(11): 1463-1483
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v13/i11/1463.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v13.i11.1463