Table 1.

Clinical, Gross Characteristics, and MSI Status of EOGC Cases

Characteristics	Total cases	MSS	MSI	MSI-L (1–2+)	MSI-H(≥3+)	P value	P value (MSI-H versus others)
Age (n)	139	98	41	34	7
Mean	42.0	41.4	43.4	43.9	40.9	0.08	0.62
SD	6.2	6.4	5.6	5.1	7.2
Gender (n)	139	98	41	34	7	0.07	0.06
Female	52	38	14	9	5
Male	87	60	27	25	2
Male:Female	1.7:1	1.6:1	1.9:1	2.8:1	1:2.5
Borrmann (n)	103	70	33	27	6	0.66	0.65
I: Polypoid	2	1	1	1	0
II: Fungating	11	7	4	3	1
III: Ulcerating	76	54	22	18	4
IV: Linitis type	14	8	6	5	1
Tumor size (n)	100	69	31	25	6	0.03	0.14
Mean	5.0	4.5	6.1	5.9	7.0
Median	4.0	4.0	5.0	4.0	7.2
SD	3.3	3.2	3.5	3.2	4.6
Tumor site (n)	130	91	41	32	7	0.41	0.59
Proximal*	46	29	17	15	2
Middle†	21	17	4	4	0
Distal‡	63	45	18	13	5

^*Proximal tumor site includes gastroesophageal junction, cardia, and fundus. 

^†Middle tumor site includes body. 

^‡Distal tumor site includes antrum and pylorus. 

n, number of cases.