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World J Clin Oncol. Oct 24, 2026; 17(10): 125097
Published online Oct 24, 2026. doi: 10.5306/wjco.125097
Published online Oct 24, 2026. doi: 10.5306/wjco.125097
Table 3 Lymph node burden among defined subgroups of poorly cohesive carcinoma, n (%)
| SRC | SRC/PCC-NOS | PCC-NOS | P value | ||
| Total examined LNs, n | 1624 | 4327 | 3434 | ||
| Examined LNs per case, n | 23.20 | 25.30 | 25.82 | ||
| Examined LNs, n | D1 | 1147 | 2964 | 2293 | |
| D2 | 253 | 736 | 660 | ||
| D3 | 224 | 627 | 481 | ||
| Total Metastatic LNs | 192 (11.8) | 1349 (31.2) | 1053 (30.7) | ||
| Metastatic LNs | D1 | 159 (13.9) | 1004 (33.9) | 790 (34.5) | 0.0018 |
| D2 | 13 (5.1) | 159 (21.6) | 154 (23.3) | ||
| D3 | 20 (8.9) | 186 (29.7) | 109 (22.7) | ||
| Metastatic LNs | N1 | 9 (7.4) | 37 (7.4) | 26 (7.0) | < 0.001 |
| N2 | 37 (20.9) | 94 (16.4) | 149 (22.8) | ||
| N3 | 127 (46.2) | 1115 (65.7) | 784 (59.6) | ||
| Metastatic LNs per case, n | N1 | 1.50 | 1.68 | 1.63 | |
| N2 | 5.28 | 3.76 | 5.52 | ||
| N3 | 10.58 | 16.16 | 16 |
- Citation: Zheng YH, Wang YY, Wang SC, Wang CJ, Shen YY, Cui JZ, Liu SM, Zhang YH, Zeng XQ, Zhao EH. Clinicopathological, immunohistochemical, and overall-survival associations of poorly cohesive gastric carcinoma stratified by signet ring cell percentage. World J Clin Oncol 2026; 17(10): 125097
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