Gastric Cancer
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2004.
World J Gastroenterol. Jan 15, 2004; 10(2): 182-185
Published online Jan 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i2.182
Table 1 Correlation between lymph node metastatic ratio and survival years
Ratio of positivenSurvival years
P
lymph nodes12345
< 20%515149453936< 0.05
> 21%11810487664314a
Table 2 Correlation between lymph node metastatic number and survival years
NumbernSurvival years
P
of positive
lymph node12345
1999865
22020191815100.908
312121210951.0
4111198650.79
5191716141180.704
64136302211100.009
720181613950.555
81614119730.698
≥ 92118139830.688
1-5716966584733
> 59886705335170.00072a
Table 3 Correlation between lymph node metastatic ratio and tumor characteristics
PathologicalLymph node < 20%> 21%P
characteristicsmetastatic ratio
Size of tumor
< 4 cm42430.48
≥ 4 cm974a
location
Lower third58
Middle third2247
Upper third2463< 0.001
Depth of invasion
Mucosa and submucosa129
Muscle and subserosa166
Serosa23103b< 0.001
Table 4 Correlation between number of involved lymph nodes and tumor characteristics
PathologicalNumber of positive> 5P
characteristicslymph nodes 1-5
Size of tumor
< 4 cm5134
≥ 4 cm2064a0.48
location
Lower third76
Middle third3138
Upper third3354< 0.05
Depth of invasion
Mucosa and submucosa201
Muscle and subserosa184
Serosa3393b< 0.05