Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2017.
World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2017; 23(35): 6448-6456
Published online Sep 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i35.6448
Table 1 Patient characteristics n (%)
CharacteristicsRecurrence group (n = 60)Control group (n = 60)
P value
Age (yr)Median60.6650.755
Range29-8035-85
SexMale37 (62)16 (27)0.172
Female23 (38)44 (73)
OperationTotal gastrectomy17 (28)12 (20)0.286
Subtotal gastrectomy43 (72)48 (80)
AJCC stageIA0 (0)33 (55)< 0.001
IB5 (8)10 (17)
IIA7 (12)9 (15)
IIB9 (15)3 (5)
IIIA7 (12)1 (2)
IIIB10 (16)2 (3)
IIIC15 (25)2 (3)
IV7 (12)0 (0)
PathologyAdenocarcinoma51 (85)55 (92)0.454
Signet ring cell carcinoma5 (8)2 (3)
Mucinous adenocarcinoma4 (7)3 (5)
Interval between CT and PET/CT (d)Median5.92.8< 0.001
Range0-280-9
Table 2 Locations of recurrent lesions
LocationNumber of lesions n (%)
Locoregional recurrence10 (13)
Lymph node recurrence24 (30)
Liver metastasis3 (4)
Peritoneal carcinomatosis24 (30)
Other recurrence118 (23)
Total79 (100)
Table 3 Comparison of contrast-enhanced computed tomography and positron emission tomography/computed tomography in the detection of recurrence
SiteImagingSensitivity (%)Specificity (%)Positive predictive value (%)Negative predictive value (%)Accuracy (%)P value
OverallCT97 (58/60)97 (58/60)97 (58/60)97 (58/60)97 (114/120)0.096
PET/CT82 (49/60)95 (57/60)94 (49/52)84 (57/68)88 (106/120)
LocoregionalCT80 (8/10)100 (110/110)100 (8/8)98 (112/110)98 (118/120)1.000
PET/CT80 (8/10)99 (109/110)89 (8/9)98 (109/111)98 (117/120)
Lymph nodeCT92 (22/24)99 (95/96)96 (22/23)98 (95/97)98 (117/120)1.000
PET/CT88 (21/24)99 (95/96)95 (21/22)97 (95/98)97 (116/120)
LiverCT67 (2/3)96 (112/117)29 (2/7)99 (112/113)95 (114/120)0.688
PET/CT100 (3/3)98 (115/117)60 (3/5)100 (115/115)98 (118/120)
Peritoneal carcinomatosisCT96 (23/24)100 (96/96)100 (23/23)99 (96/97)99 (119/120)0.001
PET/CT50 (12/24)100 (96/96)100 (12/12)89 (96/108)90 (108/120)
Total lesionCT86 (68/79)98 (511/521)87 (68/78)98 (511/522)97 (579/600)0.089
PET/CT76 (60/79)98 (513/521)88 (60/68)96 (513/532)96 (573/600)
Table 4 Comparison of contrast-enhanced computed tomography and positron emission tomography/computed tomography in the detection of recurrence according to pathological type
TypeImagingSensitivity (%)Specificity (%)Positive predictive value (%)Negative predictive value (%)Accuracy (%)P value
OverallCT97 (58/60)97 (58/60)97 (58/60)97 (58/60)97 (114/120)0.096
PET/CT82 (49/60)95 (57/60)94 (49/52)84 (57/68)88 (106/120)
AdenocarcinomaCT98 (50/51)95 (52/55)94 (50/53)98 (52/53)96 (102/106)0.035
PET/CT80 (41/51)95 (52/55)93 (41/44)84 (52/62)88 (93/106)
Signet ring cell carcinomaCT100 (5/5)100 (2/2)100 (5/5)100 (2/2)100 (7/7)1
PET/CT80 (4/5)100 (2/2)100 (4/4)67 (2/3)86 (6/7)
Mucinous adenocarcinomaCT75 (3/4)100 (3/3)100 (3/3)75 (3/4)86 (6/7)1
PET/CT100 (4/4)100 (3/3)100 (4/4)100 (3/3)100 (7/7)