Table I.
Patient characteristics.
| Parameters | Patients, n (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 24 (83) |
| Female | 5 (17) |
| Grade | |
| Well-differentiated | 0 (0) |
| Moderately differentiated | 3 (10) |
| Poorly differentiated | 26 (90) |
| Clinical T Classification | |
| T1 | 1 (3) |
| T2 | 3 (10) |
| T3 | 15 (52) |
| T4 | 10 (35) |
| Clinical N Classification | |
| N0 | 1 (3) |
| Nl | 5 (17) |
| N2 | 11 (38) |
| N3 | 12 (42) |
| Location | |
| GE junction | 0 (0) |
| Cardia/proximal one-third | 10 (34.5) |
| Body/middle one-third | 10 (34.5) |
| Antrum/distal one-third | 9 (31) |
| Surgery | |
| Total gastrectomy | 13 (45) |
| Subtotal gastrectomy | 13 (45) |
| Proximal gastrectomy | 3 (10) |
| Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy and proximal gastrectomy | 0 (0) |
| Total esophagogastrectomy | 0 (0) |
Median age of patients at diagnosis was 53.31 years (range, 24–73 years) and the median number of lymph nodes dissected was 23 (range, 10–51). Total number of positive lymph nodes found were 6 (range, 0–16) and the percentage of positive lymph nodes was found to be 27% (range, 0–59%). GE, gastroesophageal.