Retrospective Cohort Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Gastroenterol. Jun 14, 2015; 21(22): 6905-6913
Published online Jun 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i22.6905
Table 3 Treatment of gastric cancer n (%)
VariableAge45 yr(n = 202)Age > 45 yr (n = 1456)P value
Endoscopic resection9 (4.5)192 (13.2)0.516
EMR6 (3.0)104 (7.1)
ESD3 (1.5)88 (6.0)
Operation172 (85.1)1160 (79.7)0.018
Curative resection157 (77.7)1108 (76.1)
Palliative resection15 (7.4)52 (3.6)
LN dissection0.017
Not performed9 (4.5)24 (1.6)
N162 (30.7)404 (27.7)
N295 (47.0)714 (49.0)
N36 (3.0)18 (1.2)
Radiation0.101
No197 (97.5)1440 (98.9)
Yes5 (2.5)16 (1.1)
Chemotherapy< 0.001
No132 (65.3)1194 (82.1)
Yes70 (34.7)261 (17.9)