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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2010; 16(41): 5252-5256
Published online Nov 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i41.5252
Published online Nov 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i41.5252
Variables | Positive rate of lymph node metastasis (%) | P value |
Age (yr) | 0.876 | |
< 65 | 40/288 (13.9) | |
≥ 65 | 36/268 (13.4) | |
Gender | 0.012 | |
Male | 35/330 (10.6) | |
Female | 41/226 (18.1) | |
Size (cm) | < 0.001 | |
< 2 | 34/352 (9.7) | |
≥ 2 | 42/204 (20.6) | |
Endoscopic appearance | 0.993 | |
Elevated | 9/65 (13.8) | |
Depressed | 43/307 (14.0) | |
Flat | 16/123 (13.0) | |
Mixed | 8/61 (13.1) | |
Serum CEA (ng/mL) | 0.152 | |
< 5 | 43/336 (12.8) | |
≥ 5 | 7/32 (21.9) | |
Depth of invasion | < 0.001 | |
T1a | 12/293 (4.1) | |
T1b | 64/263 (24.3) | |
Histology differentiation | 0.759 | |
Differentiated | 41/309 (13.3) | |
Undifferentiated | 35/247 (14.2) | |
Vascular invasion | < 0.001 | |
Absence | 68/546 (12.5) | |
Presence | 8/10 (80.0) | |
Lymphatic involvement | < 0.001 | |
Absence | 44/517 (8.5) | |
Presence | 32/39 (8.2) | |
Ulcer | 0.449 | |
Absence | 22/182 (12.1) | |
Presence | 54/374 (14.4) |
- Citation: Sung CM, Hsu CM, Hsu JT, Yeh TS, Lin CJ, Chen TC, Su MY, Chiu CT. Predictive factors for lymph node metastasis in early gastric cancer. World J Gastroenterol 2010; 16(41): 5252-5256
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v16/i41/5252.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v16.i41.5252