Ren G, Chen YW, Cai R, Zhang WJ, Wu XR, Jin YN. Lymph node metastasis in gastric cardiac adenocarcinoma in male patients. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(37): 6245-6257 [PMID: 24115823 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i37.6245]
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Rong Cai, MD, Department of Radiochemotherapy, Rui Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University Medical School, 197 Ruijin Road, Shanghai 200092, China. cr11512@rjh.com.cn
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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2013; 19(37): 6245-6257 Published online Oct 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i37.6245
Table 1 Demographics and clinicopathological features of gastric cardiac adenocarcinoma
Factors
Sex
P value
Total (n = 146)
Female (n = 35)
Male (n =111)
Age (yr)
0.668
< 60
46
10
36
≥ 60
100
25
75
Type of gastrectomy
0.776
Total
53
12
41
Proximal gastrectomy
93
23
70
Splenectomy
0.102
Presence
8
0
8
Absence
138
35
103
Tumor size (cm)
0.717
< 2
2
0
2
2-5
93
23
70
> 5
51
12
39
Gross appearance
0.931
Type 0
6
2
4
Type 1
13
3
10
Type 2
105
26
79
Type 3
13
2
11
Type 4
9
2
7
Tumor differentiation
0.389
Differentiated
76
16
60
Undifferentiated
70
19
51
Lymph nodes retrieved
22.88 ± 9.162
23.06 ± 9.449
22.78 ± 9.089
0.602
Pathological tumor depth
0.729
T1
8
2
6
T2
16
2
14
T3
4
1
3
T4
118
30
88
Node status (TNM)
0.665
pN0
43
11
32
pN1
27
4
23
pN2
29
8
21
pN3
47
12
35
pTNM staging
0.445
I
15
2
13
II
37
11
26
III
94
22
72
IV
Lymphatic invasion
0.694
Positive
24
5
19
Negative
122
30
92
Venous invasion
0.393
Positive
5
2
3
Negative
141
33
108
Nerve invasion
0.350
Positive
22
7
15
Negative
124
28
96
Esophageal involvement
0.497
Presence
31
6
25
Absence
115
29
86
Table 2 Univariable analysis of lymph nodes metastasis in gastric cardiac cancer and clinicopathological factors
Factors
Total (n = 146)
Female (n = 35)
Male (n = 111)
LN+
LN-
P value
LN+
LN-
P value
LN+
LN-
P value
Age (yr)
0.927
0.134
0.353
< 60
33
13
5
5
28
8
≥ 60
71
29
19
6
52
23
Tumor size (cm)
0.011
0.554
0.011
< 2
0
2
0
0
0
2
2-5
62
31
15
8
47
23
> 5
42
9
9
3
33
6
Gross appearance
0.000
0.211
0.000
Type 0
0
6
0
2
0
4
Type 1
5
8
2
1
3
7
Type 2
82
23
19
7
63
16
Type 3
10
3
2
0
8
3
Type 4
7
2
1
1
6
1
Tumor differentiation
0.000
0.150
0.000
Differentiated
44
32
9
7
35
25
Undifferentiated
60
10
15
4
45
6
Pathological tumor depth
0.000
0.051
0.000
T1
1
7
0
2
1
5
T2
8
8
2
0
6
8
T3
3
1
0
1
3
0
T4
92
26
22
8
70
18
Lymphatic invasion
0.001
0.102
0.003
Positive
24
0
5
0
19
0
Negative
80
42
19
11
61
31
Venous invasion
0.659
0.324
0.832
Positive
4
1
2
0
2
1
Negative
100
41
22
11
78
30
Nerve invasion
0.966
0.856
0.972
Positive
15
6
5
2
11
4
Negative
88
36
19
9
69
27
Esophageal involvement
0.192
0.912
0.131
Presence
25
6
4
2
21
4
Absence
79
36
20
9
59
27
Table 3 Univariate analysis of lymph node metastases in gastric cardiac adenocarcinoma and clinicopathological factors for sex differance
Factors
Female LN+ (n = 24)
Male LN+ (n = 80)
P value
Age (yr)
0.191
< 60
15.20%
84.80%
≥ 60
26.80%
73.20%
Tumor size (cm)
0.743
< 2
0.00%
0.00%
2-5
24.20%
75.80%
> 5
21.40%
78.60%
Gross appearance
0.961
Type 0
0.00%
0.00%
Type 1
40.00%
60.00%
Type 2
23.20%
76.80%
Type 3
20.00%
80.00%
Type 4
14.30%
85.70%
Tumor differentiation
0.587
Differentiated
20.50%
79.50%
Undifferentiated
25.00%
75.00%
Pathological tumor depth
0.627
T1
0.00%
100.00%
T2
25.00%
75.00%
T3
0.00%
100.00%
T4
23.90%
76.10%
Lymphatic invasion
0.766
Positive
20.80%
79.20%
Negative
23.80%
76.20%
Venous invasion
0.192
Positive
50.00%
50.00%
Negative
22.00%
78.00%
Nerve invasion
0.399
Positive
31.30%
68.70%
Negative
21.60%
78.40%
Esophageal involvement
0.335
Presence
16.00%
84.00%
Absence
25.30%
74.70%
Table 4 Multivariate analysis of lymph node metastases in gastric cardiac cancer for the entire study population
Multivariate analysis
B
SE
χ2value
P value
OR
95%CI
Lower
Upper
Entire study population
Tumor size
0.010
0.528
0.000
0.985
0.010
0.359
2.843
Gross appearance
-0.169
1.166
0.021
0.885
0.845
0.086
8.302
Tumor differentiation
1.806
0.522
11.981
0.001
6.084
2.188
16.912
Tumor depth
0.464
0.299
2.400
0.121
1.590
0.884
2.858
Lymphatic invasion
20.207
7720.675
0.000
0.998
5.967E8
0.000
Constant
-3.181
1.664
3.656
0.056
0.042
Male patients
Tumor size
0.594
0.707
0.705
0.401
1.810
0.453
7.233
Gross appearance
-1.420
1.442
0.969
0.325
0.242
0.014
4.085
Tumor differentiation
2.525
0.749
11.375
0.001
12.493
2.880
54.199
Tumor depth
0.838
0.359
5.448
0.020
2.313
1.144
4.676
Lymphatic invasion
20.295
8351.751
0.000
0.998
6.514E8
0.000
Constant
-5.010
2.212
5.132
0.023
0.007
Table 5 Number of retrieved lymph nodes, lymph node metastases, lymph node metastasis ratios, and incidence at each station
Node station
pN category
Number of dissected nodes
Number of metastasis nodes
Incidence of lymph node metastasis
Ratio of lymph node metastasis
T
F
M
T
F
M
T
F
M
T
F
M
No. 1
pN1
448
111
337
100
31
69
22.30%
26.90%
20.50%
26.70%
31.40%
24.30%
No. 2
pN1
249
67
182
54
12
42
21.70%
17.90%
23.10%
18.50%
20.00%
18.00%
No. 3
pN1
1308
334
974
404
100
304
30.90%
29.90%
31.20%
59.60%
60.00%
59.50%
No. 4
pN1
589
136
453
87
45
42
14.80%
33.10%
9.30%
16.40%
22.90%
14.40%
No. 5
pN3
39
9
30
11
7
4
28.20%
77.80%
13.30%
4.10%
5.70%
3.60%
No. 6
pN3
146
33
113
13
9
4
8.90%
27.30%
3.50%
3.40%
8.60%
1.80%
No. 7
pN2
176
49
127
32
8
24
18.20%
16.30%
18.90%
11.60%
8.60%
12.60%
No. 8
pN2
108
26
82
13
3
10
12.00%
11.50%
12.20%
4.10%
5.70%
3.60%
No. 9
pN2
39
8
31
15
2
13
38.50%
25.00%
41.90%
4.10%
2.90%
4.50%
No. 10
pN2
37
11
26
8
0
8
21.60%
0.00%
30.80%
1.40%
0.00%
1.80%
No. 11
pN2
36
6
30
5
0
5
13.90%
0.00%
16.70%
2.70%
0.00%
3.60%
No. 12
pN2
45
6
39
5
0
5
11.10%
0.00%
12.80%
1.40%
0.00%
1.80%
No. 13
M
8
0
8
0
0
0
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
No. 14
M
30
2
28
0
0
0
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
No. 15
M
13
5
8
0
0
0
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
No. 16
M
32
0
32
6
0
6
18.80%
0.00%
18.80%
2.10%
0.00%
2.70%
No. 110
M
37
4
33
1
0
1
2.70%
0.00%
3.00%
0.70%
0.00%
0.90%
Total
3340
807
2533
754
217
537
22.70%
26.90%
21.30%
Table 6 Correlation between lymph node metastases at pN1, pN2 and pN3 and clinicopathological factors
Characterists
pN1
pN2
pN3
Total
Female
Male
Total
Female
Male
Total
Female
Male
LN+
LN-
P value
LN+
LN-
P value
LN+
LN-
P value
LN+
LN-
P value
LN+
LN-
P value
LN+
LN-
P value
LN+
LN-
P value
LN+
LN-
P value
LN+
LN-
P value
Age (yr)
0.830
0.134
0.287
0.066
0.541
0.082
0.670
0.179
0.769
< 60
33
13
5
5
28
8
11
35
2
8
9
27
4
42
0
10
4
32
≥ 60
70
30
19
6
51
24
12
88
3
22
9
66
11
89
4
21
7
68
Tumor size (cm)
0.020
0.554
0.021
0.151
0.191
0.314
0.095
0.068
0.345
< 2.0
0
2
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
2
2.0-5.0
62
31
15
8
47
23
11
82
2
21
9
61
6
87
1
22
5
65
> 5.0
41
10
9
3
32
7
12
39
3
9
9
30
9
42
3
9
6
33
Gross appearance
0.000
0.211
0.000
0.674
0.513
0.748
0.395
0.428
0.560
Type 0
0
6
0
2
0
4
0
6
0
2
0
4
0
6
0
2
0
4
Type 1
5
8
2
1
3
7
1
12
0
3
1
9
0
13
0
3
0
10
Type 2
81
24
19
7
62
17
19
86
4
22
15
64
13
92
3
23
10
69
Type 3
10
3
2
0
8
3
2
11
1
1
1
10
2
11
1
1
1
10
Type 4
7
2
1
1
6
1
1
8
0
2
1
6
0
9
0
2
0
7
Tumor differentiation
0.000
0.150
0.001
0.071
0.782
0.054
0.324
0.855
0.215
Differentiated
44
32
9
7
35
25
8
68
2
14
6
54
6
70
2
14
4
56
Undifferentiate
59
11
15
4
44
7
15
55
3
16
12
39
9
61
2
17
7
44
Pathological tumor depth
0.000
0.051
0.001
0.360
0.808
0.406
0.265
0.861
0.363
T1
1
7
0
2
1
5
0
8
0
2
0
6
0
8
0
2
0
6
T2
8
8
2
0
6
8
1
15
0
2
1
13
0
16
0
2
0
14
T3
3
1
0
1
3
0
1
3
0
1
1
2
0
4
0
1
0
3
T4
91
27
22
8
69
19
21
97
5
25
16
72
15
103
4
26
11
77
Lymphatic invasion
0.001
0.102
0.002
0.048
0.693
0.046
0.009
0.030
0.074
Yes
24
0
5
0
19
0
7
17
1
4
6
13
6
18
2
3
4
15
No
79
43
19
11
60
32
16
106
4
26
12
80
9
113
2
28
7
85
Venous invasion
0.637
0.324
0.861
0.791
0.137
0.440
0.466
0.601
0.169
Yes
4
1
2
0
2
1
1
4
1
1
0
3
1
4
0
2
1
2
No
99
42
22
11
77
31
22
119
4
29
18
90
14
127
4
29
10
98
Nerve invasion
0.792
0.856
0.679
0.734
1.000
0.669
0.001
0.111
0.001
Yes
15
7
5
2
10
5
4
18
1
6
3
12
7
15
2
5
5
10
No
88
36
19
9
69
27
19
105
4
24
15
81
8
116
2
26
6
90
Esophageal involvement
0.165
0.912
0.108
0.109
0.272
0.205
0.587
0.658
0.691
Yes
25
6
4
2
21
4
2
29
0
6
2
23
4
27
1
5
3
22
No
78
37
20
9
58
28
21
94
5
24
16
70
11
104
3
26
8
78
Table 7 Correlation between lymph node metastases at pN1, pN2 and pN3 and clinicopathological factors for sex difference
Clinicopathological factors
pN1
pN2
pN3
Female LN+
Male LN+
P value
Female LN+
Male LN+
P value
Female LN+
Male LN+
P value
Age (yr)
0.179
0.692
0.159
< 60
5 (15.2)
28 (84.8)
2 (18.2)
9 (81.8)
0 (0.0)
4 (100.0)
≥ 60
19 (27.1)
51 (72.9)
3 (25.0)
9 (75.0)
4 (36.4)
7 (63.6)
Tumor size (cm)
0.792
0.692
0.475
< 2.0
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
2.0-5.0
15 (24.2)
47 (75.8)
2 (18.2)
9 (81.8)
1 (16.7)
5 (83.3)
> 5.0
9 (22.0)
32 (78.0)
3 (25.0)
9 (75.0)
3 (33.3)
6 (66.7)
Gross appearance
0.960
0.472
0.423
Type 0
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
Type 1
2 (40.0)
3 (60.0)
0 (0.0)
1 (100.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
Type 2
19 (23.5)
62 (76.5)
4 (21.1)
15 (78.9)
3 (23.1)
10 (76.9)
Type 3
2 (20.0)
8 (80.0)
1 (50.0)
1 (50.0)
1 (50.0)
1 (50.0)
Type 4
1 (14.3)
6 (85.7)
0 (0.0)
1 (100.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
Tumor differentiate
0.555
0.782
0.634
Differentiated
9 (20.5)
35 (79.5)
2 (25.0)
6 (75.0)
2 (33.3)
4 (66.7)
Undifferentiate
15 (25.4)
44 (74.6)
3 (20.0)
12 (80.0)
2 (22.2)
7 (77.8)
Pathological tumor depth
0.624
0.738
T1
0 (0.0)
1 (100.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
NS
T2
2 (25.0)
6 (75.0)
0 (0.0)
1 (100.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
T3
0 (0.0)
3 (100.0)
0 (0.0)
1 (100.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
T4
22 (24.2)
69 (75.8)
5 (23.8)
16 (76.2)
4 (26.7)
11 (73.3)
Lymphatic invasion
0.744
0.567
0.634
Positive
5 (20.8)
19 (79.2)
1 (14.3)
6 (85.7)
2 (33.3)
4 (66.7)
Negative
19 (24.1)
60 (75.9)
4 (25.0)
12 (75.0)
2 (22.2)
7 (77.8)
Venous invasion
0.198
0.052
0.533
Positive
2 (50.0)
2 (50.0)
1 (100.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
1 (100.0)
Negative
22 (22.2)
77 (77.8)
4 (18.2)
18 (81.8)
4 (28.6)
10 (71.4)
Nerve invasion
0.247
0.862
0.733
Positive
5 (35.7)
9 (64.3)
1 (25.0)
3 (75.0)
2 (33.3)
4 (66.7)
Negative
19 (21.6)
69 (78.4)
4 (21.1)
15 (78.9)
2 (25.0)
6 (75.0)
Esophageal involvement
0.321
0.435
0.930
Presence
4 (16.0)
21 (84.0)
0 (0.0)
2 (100.0)
1 (25.0)
3 (75.0)
Absence
20 (25.6)
58 (74.4)
5 (23.8)
16 (76.2)
3 (27.3)
8 (72.7)
Citation: Ren G, Chen YW, Cai R, Zhang WJ, Wu XR, Jin YN. Lymph node metastasis in gastric cardiac adenocarcinoma in male patients. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(37): 6245-6257