Table 2.
Comparison of the characteristics between non-eradicated and eradicated groups in the undifferentiated-type predominant mixed-type early gastric cancers
| Non-eradicated group n = 14 |
Eradicated group n = 8 |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years), median (range) | 73.5(40–82) | 66 (56–72) | 0.73* |
| Sex Male (%) | 8 (57.1%) | 4 (50.0%) | > 0.99 |
| Location | |||
| Upper | 0 (0%) | 1 (12.5%) | |
| Middle | 10 (71.4%) | 3 (37.5%) | 0.23 |
| Lower | 4 (28.6%) | 4 (50%) | |
| Size (mm), median (range) | 21.5 (15–40) | 21 (7–36) | 0.59* |
| Macroscopic Type (%) | |||
| 0-IIa | 0 (0%) | 1 (12.5%) | |
| 0-IIc | 13 (92.9%) | 6 (75%) | 0.45 |
| complex type | 1 (7.1%) | 1 (12.5%) | |
| Presence of ulcerative findings | 4 (28.6%) | 2 (25%) | > 0.99 |
| Invasion depth | |||
| Mucosa | 11 (78.6%) | 6 (75%) | > 0.99 |
| Submucosa | 3 (21.4%) | 2 (25%) | |
| Main histological type | |||
| siga | 2 (14.3%) | 2 (25%) | 0.60 |
| porb | 12 (85.7%) | 6 (75%) | |
| Inflammatory cell infiltration (normal-mild) | |||
| Neutrophils | 3 (21.4%) | 8 (100%) | 0.001 |
| mononuclear cells | 3 (21.4%) | 8 (100%) | 0.001 |
Data are presented as numbers (%). asignet ring cell carcinoma; bpoorly differentiated adenocarcinoma
* Mann-Whitney U Test