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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 28, 2006; 12(24): 3883-3886
Published online Jun 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i24.3883
Table 1 Comparison of demographic and pathologic data between patients with positive and negative margins n (%)
VariablePositive margins (n = 16)Negative margins (n = 175)P value
Age (years)49.3 ± 12.757.5 ± 11.20.006
Sex0.161
Male8 (50.0)121 (69.1)
Female8 (50.0)54 (30.9)
Siewert type0.141
Type II5 (31.3)25 (14.3)
Type III11 (68.7)150 (85.7)
Gross type0.001
Borrmann I, II1 (6.3)83 (47.4)
Borrmann III, IV15 (93.7)92 (52.6)
Tumor size (cm)0.001
≤ 5 cm2 (12.5)98 (56.0)
> 5 cm14 (87.5)77 (44.0)
Histology0.399
Differentiated3 (18.8)56 (32.0)
Undifferentiated13 (81.2)119 (68.0)
LRM (cm)0.985
≤24 (25)42 (24.0)
> 2 and ≤ 410 (62.5)113 (64.6)
> 42 (12.5)20 (11.4)