Original Research
Copyright ©The Author(s) 1997.
World J Gastroenterol. Jun 15, 1997; 3(2): 90-92
Published online Jun 15, 1997. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v3.i2.90
Table 1 Lymph vessel and capillary counts (¯x ± s)
GroupTotalOpened No.Opening rate (%)
Metastatic
Gastric carcinoma26.9 ± 14.25.7 ± 5.021.2
Peritumoral tissue10.4 ± 4.04.9 ± 2.547.5
Non metastatic
Gastric carcinoma11.4 ± 3.44.6 ± 3.240.5
Peritumoral tissue9.7 ± 3.24.5 ± 2.346
Table 2 Morphological quantitative analysis of lymphatics (¯x ± s)
GroupnLumen area (μm2)Perimeter (μm)Diameter (μm)
Metastatic
Gastric carcinoma431502.98 ± 1236.91220.33 ± 130.2528.80 ± 14.98
Peritumoral tissue615526.80 ± 4853.42441.43 ± 276.5159.39 ± 28.53
Non metastatic
Gastric carcinoma471918.14 ± 2299.24241.79 ± 171.1325.37 ± 15.79
Peritumoral tissue583836.16 ± 3549.16333.80 ± 199.6646.22 ± 20.85