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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 28, 2012; 18(44): 6489-6493
Published online Nov 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i44.6489
Published online Nov 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i44.6489
Table 1 Univariate analysis of potential risk characteristics for lymph node metastasis n (%)
Factor | Lymph node metastasis | P value |
Sex | ||
Male (n = 60) | 8 (13.3) | 0.781 |
Female (n = 25) | 4 (16.0) | |
Age (yr) | ||
< 60 (n = 76) | 10 (13.2) | 0.534 |
≥ 60 (n = 9) | 2 (22.2) | |
Family medical history | ||
Positive (n = 3) | 0 (0) | 0.509 |
Negative (n = 82) | 12 (14.6) | |
Number of tumors | ||
Single (n = 83) | 12 (14.5) | 0.591 |
Multitude (n = 2) | 0 (0) | |
Location | ||
Upper (n = 20) | 4 (20.0) | 0.566 |
Middle (n = 5) | 0 (0) | |
Lower (n = 60) | 8 (13.3) | |
Tumor size in diameter | ||
≤ 2 cm (n = 54) | 3 (5.6) | 0.011 |
> 2 cm (n = 31) | 9 (29.0) | |
Macroscopic type | ||
I (n = 2) | 0 | 0.768 |
II (n = 64) | 10 (15.6) | |
III (n = 19) | 2 (10.5) | |
Depth of invasion | ||
Mucosa (n = 56) | 3 (5.4) | 0.007 |
Submucosa (n = 29) | 9 (31.0) | |
Lymphatic vessel involvement | ||
Positive (n = 14) | 8 (57.1) | < 0.001 |
Negative (n = 71) | 4 (5.6) |
Table 2 Multivariate analysis of potential risk factors for lymph node metastasis
Characteristics | Hazard ratio | 95%CI | P value |
Tumor size | 7.125 | 1.251-38.218 | 0.041 |
≤ 2 cm | |||
> 2 cm | |||
Depth of invasion | 16.624 | 1.571-82.134 | 0.036 |
Mucosa | |||
Submucosa | |||
Lymphatic vessel involvement | 39.112 | 1.745-123.671 | 0.011 |
Positive | |||
Negative |
- Citation: Huo ZB, Chen SB, Zhang J, Li H, Wu DC, Zhai TS, Luan SF. Risk clinicopathological factors for lymph node metastasis in poorly differentiated early gastric cancer and their impact on laparoscopic wedge resection. World J Gastroenterol 2012; 18(44): 6489-6493
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v18/i44/6489.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v18.i44.6489