Original Article
Copyright ©2013 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Dec 14, 2013; 19(46): 8611-8618
Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8611
Table 1 Characteristics of gastric cancer + solitary lymph node metastasis during clinical management, stratified by age n (%)
ParameterAge (yr)All patients (n = 965)
50 (n = 198)50-64 (n = 321)65 (n = 446)
Sex
Male117 (59.1)207 (64.5)272 (61.0)596 (61.8)
Female81 (40.9)114 (35.5)174 (39.0)369 (38.2)
Tumor location
Upper stomach15 (7.6)28 (8.7)40 (9.0)83 (8.6)
Middle stomach79 (39.9)131 (40.8)183 (41.0)393 (40.7)
Lower stomach104 (52.5)162 (50.5)223 (50.0)489 (50.7)
Gross type (Borrmann)
I5 (2.5)10 (3.1)19 (4.3)34 (3.5)
II51 (25.8)59 (18.4)103 (23.1)213 (22.1)
III78 (39.4)182 (56.7)205 (45.9)465 (48.2)
IV64 (32.3)70 (21.8)119 (26.7)253 (26.2)
Histological type
High differentiation1 (0.5)2 (0.6)4 (0.9)7 (0.7)
Moderate differentiation27 (13.6)79 (24.6)119 (26.7)225 (23.3)
Low differentiation170 (85.9)240 (74.8)323 (72.4)733 (76.0)
Tumor status
T116 (8.1)29 (9.1)42 (9.4)87 (9.0)
T236 (18.2)53 (16.5)87 (19.5)176 (18.2)
T375 (37.9)125 (38.9)194 (43.5)394 (40.8)
T471 (35.8)114 (35.5)123 (27.6)308 (32.0)
Metastasis lymph node ratio
≥ 0.0612 (6.1)32 (10.0)54 (12.1)98 (10.2)
0.04-0.06155 (78.3)230 (71.7)302 (67.7)687 (71.2)
< 0.0431 (15.6)59 (18.3)90 (20.2)180 (18.6)
Postoperative chemotherapy
No4 (2.0)11 (3.4)29 (6.5)43 (4.5)
Yes194 (98.0)310 (96.6)417 (93.5)922 (95.5)
Surgery
Subtotal gastric resection113 (57.1)181 (56.4)238 (53.4)532 (55.1)
Total gastrectomy85 (42.9)140 (43.6)208 (46.6)433 (44.9)
Table 2 Characteristics of gastric cancer + solitary lymph node metastasis during follow-up, stratified by age
ParameterAll patients (n = 936)5-yr survivalP value
Age (yr)< 0.0001
≤ 5018829.10%
50-6431155.00%
≥ 6543756.60%
Borrmann type< 0.0001
I3392.40%
II20890.00%
III45540.40%
IV24019.20%
Histological type< 0.0001
High differentiation7100.00%
Moderate differentiation21574.60%
Low differentiation71442.00%
Tumor status< 0.0001
T18494.80%
T217082.10%
T338240.20%
T430030.40%