Table 1.
Pathological Features of 96 Patients with Gastric Cancer
| n = 96 | |
|---|---|
| MKK4 immunoreactivity | |
| Negative | 53 |
| Positive | 43 |
| Age | |
| <65 | 35 |
| ≥65 | 61 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 81 |
| Female | 15 |
| Size | |
| <4 cm | 13 |
| 4–8 cm | 61 |
| >8 cm | 22 |
| Location of tumor | |
| Upper | 5 |
| Middle | 28 |
| Lower | 63 |
| Gross appearance | |
| Superficial | 6 |
| Localized | 18 |
| Infiltrative | 72 |
| Stromal reaction pattern | |
| Medullary | 15 |
| Intermediate | 43 |
| Scirrhous | 38 |
| Lauren histology | |
| Intestinal type | 46 |
| Diffuse type | 41 |
| Mixed type | 9 |
| Depth of invasion | |
| Mucosa and submucosa | 8 |
| Propia muscle and subserosa | 41 |
| serosa-exposed and serosa-infiltrated | 63 |
| Lymph node metastasis | |
| Negative | 30 |
| Positive | 66 |
| Venous invasion | |
| Negative | 86 |
| Positive | 10 |
| Liver metastasis | |
| Negative | 87 |
| Positive | 9 |
| Peritoneal dissemination | |
| Negative | 79 |
| Positive | 17 |
| Lymphatic duct invasion | |
| Negative | 10 |
| Positive | 86 |
| Stage | |
| I | 18 |
| II | 19 |
| III | 22 |
| IV | 37 |