Brief Article
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2010; 16(16): 2055-2060
Published online Apr 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i16.2055
Table 1 Clinical parameters of patients included in this study n (%)
CharacteristicsPatients (n = 634)
Gender
Male467 (73.6)
Female167 (26.4)
Age (yr)56.1 ± 12.1
Tumor size (cm)4.3 ± 1.7
Tumor location
Lower521 (80.8)
Middle71 (11.2)
Lower and middle42 (8.0)
Digestive tract construction
Billroth I469 (74.0)
Billroth II148 (22.3)
Roux-en-Y17 (3.7)
Pathology
Differentiated140 (22.1)
Undifferentiated494 (77.9)
Depth of invasion
pT1118 (18.6)
pT2174 (27.4)
pT3342 (54.0)
pN category
pN0195 (30.8)
pN1232 (36.6)
pN2156 (24.6)
pN351 (8.0)
rN category
rN0195 (30.8)
rN1172 (27.1)
rN2156 (24.6)
rN3111 (17.5)
Number of resected LNs23.1 ± 8.6