Gastric Cancer
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2004.
World J Gastroenterol. Dec 1, 2004; 10(23): 3399-3404
Published online Dec 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i23.3399
Table 5 Diagnostic results of 46 benign and 48 malignant lymph nodes
CriterionSensitivity (%)Specificity (%)
Length ≥ 1.1cm81.3 (39/48)56.5 (26/46)
≥1.6 cm47.9 (23/48)76.1 (35/46)
≥2.1 cm33.3 (15/48)95.7 (44/46)
Width ≥ 1.1 cm50.0 (24/48)84.8 (39/46)
≥ 1.6 cm29.2 (14/48)93.5 (43/46)
Irregular16.7 (8/48)95.7 (44/46)
Fusional16.7 (8/48)100 (46/46)
Infiltrative signs12.5 (6/48)100 (46/46)
Inhomogenous16.7 (8/48)100 (46/46)