Increased tensin 4 expression is related to the histological type of gastric cancer

Table 1 The characteristics of study group

Parameter	Number of cases
Age
< 60	29 (32.58%)
≥ 60	60 (67.42%)
Gender
Female	29 (32.58%)
Male	60 (67.42%)
Tumor diameter
< 5 cm	18 (20.22%)
≥ 5 cm	71 (79.78%)
Tumor localization
Upper 1/3	17 (19.10%)
Middle1/3	33 (37.08%)
Lower 1/3	16 (17.98%)
Whole stomach	23 (25.84%)
Histological type
Adenocarcinoma	54 (60.67%)
Adenocarcinoma mucinosum	35 (39.33%)
Histological differentiation
Moderately differentiated	25 (28.09%)
Poorly differentiated	35 (39.33%)
Non differentiated	29 (32.58%)
Depth of invasion
T1	6 (6.74%)
T2	7 (7.87%)
T3	66 (74.16%)
T4	10 (11.23%)
Lymph node metastasis
Absent	17 (19.10%)
Present	72 (80.90%)
Distant metastasis
Absent	61 (68.54%)
Present	28 (31.46%)
Blood vessel infiltration
Absent	48 (84.21%)
Present	9 (15.79%)
Lymphatic vessel infiltration
Absent	21 (31.82%)
Present	45 (68.18%)
Perineural infiltration
Absent	28 (34.15%)
Present	54 (65.85%)
Peritumoral inflammation
Absent	42 (50.00%)
Present	42 (50.00%)
Desmoplasia
Small	55 (66.27%)
Large	28 (33.73%)
Helicobacter pylori infection
Absent	61 (73.49%)
Present	22 (26.51%)
Lauren’s classification
Intestinal	44 (55.00%)
Diffuse	36 (45.00%)