Brief Article
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Jan 14, 2012; 18(2): 150-155
Published online Jan 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i2.150
Table 1 Characteristics of patients with gastric cancer
Clinicopathological featureFrequency n (%)
Patient age at diagnosis (yr)Mean 69.6, min-max 27-96
Tumor diameter (cm)Mean 4.6, min-max 1.3-12
GenderMale84 (70)
Female36 (30)
Histological typeIntestinal80 (66.66)
Diffuse24 (20)
Mixed16 (13.33)
Tumor locationCardia37 (30.8)
Corpus39 (32.5)
Antrum44 (36.66)
pT stagepT115 (12.5)
pT265 (54.16)
pT3-440 (33.33)
pN stagepN036 (30)
pN143 (35.8)
pN2+341 (34.2)
pM stagepM0105 (87.5)
pM115 (12.5)
Tumor gradeG1-242 (35)
G378 (65)
Venous invasionPresent37 (30.8)
Absent83 (69.2)
Lymphatic invasionPresent84 (70)
Absent36 (30)
Adjuvant therapyNone32 (26.6)
Treated88 (73.4)
Chemotherapy55 (62.5)
Chemo/Radiotherapy33 (37.5)
5-year survival (%)(95% CI)38.9 (25-52)