Gastric Cancer
Copyright ©2006 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Aug 21, 2006; 12(31): 4959-4965
Published online Aug 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i31.4959
Table 1 Comparison of clinicopathological data between EBV positive and EBV negative gastric carcinomas
EBV positive gastric carcinomas (n = 25)EBV negative gastric carcinomas (n = 103)P value
GenderNS
Male20 (80%)68 (66%)
Female5 (20%)35 (34%)
Age: range(mean)135-78 (60.5)25-84 (61.2)NS
Site of tumorNS
Body and Cardia8 (32%)21 (20%)
Antrum17 (68%)82 (80%)
LN metastasisNS
Absent7 (28%)43 (41%)
Present18 (72%)60 (59%)
Histological type< 0.05
Diffuse18 (72%)41 (40%)
Intestinal7 (28%)62 (60%)
Lymphoid stroma< 0.05
Minimal/mild6 (24%)71 (69%)
Moderate/intense19 (76%)32 (31%)