Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2015; 21(13): 3944-3952
Published online Apr 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i13.3944
Table 3 Predictive factors of lymph node metastasis in papillary adenocarcinoma-type early gastric cancers n (%)
FactorsLymph node metastasis
P value
Present(n = 9)Absent(n = 40)
Location0.712
Upper third0 (0)5 (100)
Middle third0 (0)2 (100)
Lower third9 (21.4)33 (78.6)
Macroscopic type0.683
Elevated6 (16.7)30 (83.3)
Depressed3 (23.1)10 (76.9)
Ulceration0.498
Absent6 (16.2)31 (83.8)
Present3 (25.0)9 (75.0)
Histologic type0.470
PP type4 (14.3)24 (85.7)
MP with diff.2 (16.7)10 (83.3)
MP with undiff.3 (33.3)6 (66.7)
Tumor size0.253
≤ 30 mm3 (12.5)21 (87.5)
> 30 mm6 (24.0)19 (76.0)
Depth of invasion0.195
Mucosa1 (7.1)13 (92.9)
Submucosa8 (22.9)27 (77.1)
Lymphovascular invasion0.016
Absent3 (8.6)32 (91.4)
Present6 (42.9)8 (57.1)