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. 2004 Apr 6;90(9):1727–1732. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601761

Table 1. Patient characteristics.

  No. of patients (%) (191=100%)   No. of patients (%) (191=100%)
Sex M/F 114 (59.6)/77 (41.4) IIIB 25 (13.1)
Age <50 years 31 (16.2) IV 23 (12.1)
Age 50–69 years 103 (53.9) Pathological stage  
Age 70+ years 57 (29.8) T1 68 (35.6)
       
Location of tumour   T2 58 (30.3)
Distal third (A,AM) 116 (60.8) T3 58 (30.3)
Middle third (M,MC,CM) 52 (27.2) T4 7 (3.8)
Upper third (C,CM)l 13 (6.8) Nodal status  
More than two-thirds of stomach 6 (3.1) N0 78 (35.4)
Stump 4 (2.1) N1 41 (21.5)
       
Japanese stage grouping   N2 56 (29.3)
IA 53 (27.7) N3 (location no 12) 16 (8.4)
IB 22 (11.5) Type of gastrectomy  
II 31 (16.2) Distal 124 (64.9)
IIIA 37 (19.4) Total 67 (35.1)