Gastric Cancer
Copyright ©2006 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2006; 12(8): 1182-1186
Published online Feb 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i8.1182
Table 1 Clinical features of patients with node-negative and -positive gastric carcinoma
VariablesNode-negative(n = 1524) (%)Node-positive(n = 1324) (%)P value
Age (mean, yr)56.9 ± 11.157.1 ± 11.6NS
GenderNS
Male988 (64.8)889 (67.1)
Female536 (35.2)435 (32.9)
Extent of lymph node dissectionNS
<D2262 (17.2)246 (18.6)
≥D21,262 (82.8)1,078 (81.4)
Operative type< 0.001
Total gastrectomy251 (16.5)383 (28.9)
Subtotal gastrectomy1,226 (80.4)902 (68.1)
Proximal gastrectomy12 (0.8)3 (0.3)
Others35 (2.3)36 (2.7)
Curability< 0.001
Curative1,492 (97.9)1,024 (77.3)
Non-curative32 (2.1)300 (22.7)
Recurrence< 0.001
Locoregional29 (13.2)46 (8.5)
Peritoneum163 (74.1)480 (88.4)
Others28 (12.7)17 (3.1 )