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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 2 Sample characteristics by the number of retrieved lymph nodes, n (%)
| Characteristic | ILA | ALA | OLA | P value |
| n = 5806 | n = 4085 | n = 1716 | ||
| Year of diagnosis | < 0.001 | |||
| 2004-2006 | 1861 (32) | 947 (23) | 334 (20) | |
| 2007-2009 | 1563 (27) | 1071 (26) | 394 (23) | |
| 2010-2012 | 1299 (22) | 1080 (27) | 471 (27) | |
| 2013-2015 | 1083 (19) | 987 (19) | 517 (30) | |
| Age at diagnosis (yr) | < 0.001 | |||
| Median (range) | 71 (12-99) | 68 (14-98) | 65 (18-93) | |
| Sex | 0.218 | |||
| Male | 3365 (58) | 2318 857) | 1014 (59) | |
| Female | 2441 (42) | 1767 (43) | 702 (41) | |
| Race | < 0.001 | |||
| White | 3695 (64) | 2377 (58) | 973 (57) | |
| Black | 1061 (18) | 747 (18) | 268 (15) | |
| Asian/Pacific | 1050 (18) | 961 (24) | 475 (28) | |
| Marital status | < 0.001 | |||
| Single/divorced | 1261 (22) | 900 (22) | 378 (22) | |
| Married | 3282 (57) | 2439 (60) | 1084 (63) | |
| Widowed | 1059 (18) | 595 (15) | 183 (11) | |
| NA | 204 (3) | 151 (4) | 71 (4) | |
| Insurance status | < 0.001 | |||
| Insured | 3721 (64) | 2998 (73) | 68 (4) | |
| Uninsured | 224 (4) | 140 (4) | 1314 (77) | |
| NA | 1861 (32) | 924 (23) | 334 (20) | |
| Primary site | < 0.001 | |||
| Fundus/body | 835 (14) | 696 (17) | 335 (19) | |
| Antrum/pylorus | 2562 (44) | 1511 (37) | 553 (32) | |
| Overlapping lesion | 549 (10) | 515 (13) | 235 (14) | |
| Stomach, NOS | 1860 (32) | 1363 (33) | 593 (35) | |
| Tumor size (cm) | < 0.001 | |||
| ≤ 5 | 2977 (51) | 1808 (44) | 646 (38) | |
| 5.1-10 | 1906 (33) | 1573 (39) | 724 (42) | |
| ≥ 10.1 | 438 (8) | 448 (11) | 249 (15) | |
| NA | 485 (8) | 256 (6) | 97 (6) | |
| Hystology | < 0.001 | |||
| ADC, NOS | 2426 (42) | 1517 (37) | 538 (31) | |
| Signet ring cell carcinoma | 1248 (22) | 997 (24) | 481 (28) | |
| ADC, instestinal type | 928 (16) | 702 (17) | 313 (18) | |
| Carcinoma, diffuse type | 422 (7) | 360 (9) | 176 (10) | |
| ADC with mixed subtypes | 170 (3) | 166 (4) | 88 (5) | |
| Other | 612 (10) | 343 (9) | 120 (7) | |
| Grade | < 0.001 | |||
| Well/moderately differentiated | 1493 (26) | 862 (21) | 319 (19) | |
| Poorly/undifferentiated | 4072 (70) | 3106 (76) | 1346 (78) | |
| NA | 241 (4) | 117 (3) | 51 (3) | |
| T stage, 8th ed. | < 0.001 | |||
| T1 | 111 (2) | 131 (3) | 48 (3) | |
| T2 | 490 (8) | 321 (8) | 132 (8) | |
| T3 | 2877 (50) | 1897 (47) | 795 (46) | |
| T4a | 1658 (29) | 1321 (32) | 572 (33) | |
| T4b | 670 (11) | 415 (10) | 169 (10) | |
| N stage, 8th ed. | < 0.001 | |||
| N0 | 1810 (31) | 794 (19) | 259 (15) | |
| N1 | 1528 (26) | 671 (16) | 223 (13) | |
| N2 | 1517 (26) | 900 (22) | 340 (20) | |
| N3a | 951 (16) | 1167 (29) | 380 (22) | |
| N3b | 0 | 553 (14) | 514 (30) | |
| Stage, 8th ed. | < 0.001 | |||
| IIA | 1557 (27) | 775 (19) | 253 (15) | |
| IIB | 1293 (22) | 621 (15) | 215 (13) | |
| IIIA | 1754 (30) | 942 (23) | 353 (20) | |
| IIIB | 1055 (18) | 1091 (27) | 365 (21) | |
| IIIC | 147 (3) | 656 (16) | 530 (31) | |
| Chemotherapy | < 0.001 | |||
| Yes | 2814 (48) | 2490 (61) | 1169 (68) | |
| No | 2992 (52) | 1595 (39) | 547 (32) | |
| Neoadjuvant chemotherapy | < 0.001 | |||
| Yes | 408 (7) | 536 (13) | 311 (18) | |
| No | 5398 (93) | 3549 (87) | 1405 (82) | |
| Radiotherapy | < 0.001 | |||
| Yes | 1993 (34) | 1630 (40) | 662 (39) | |
| No | 3813 (66) | 2455 (60) | 1054 (61) | |
| Type of surgery | < 0.001 | |||
| Partial gastrectomy | 4623 (80) | 2742 (67) | 955 (56) | |
| Total gastrectomy | 1183 (20) | 1343 (33) | 761 (44) |
- 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