Table 3.
Clinicopathologic features n (%)
| Parameters | RGC I | RGC II | P value |
| Sex | 0.805 | ||
| Male | 29 (69.0) | 21 (65.6) | |
| Female | 13 (31.0) | 11 (34.4) | |
| Age (yr), mean ± SD | 60.5 ± 11.6 | 62.3 ± 13.4 | 0.103 |
| Tumor size, cm | 0.301 | ||
| < 4.0 | 16 (38.1) | 15 (46.9) | |
| ≥ 4.0 | 26 (61.9) | 17 (53.1) | |
| Tumor location | 0.038 | ||
| Anastomotic site | 13 (31.0) | 18 (56.3) | |
| Non-anastomotic site | 19 (45.2) | 6 (18.7) | |
| Total stump | 10 (23.8) | 8 (25.0) | |
| Reconstruction of 1st operation | |||
| Billroth I | 31 (78.8) | 9 (28.1) | < 0.001 |
| Billroth II | 11 (21.2) | 23 (71.9) | |
| Borrmann type | 0.322 | ||
| I + II | 15 (35.7) | 14 (43.7) | |
| III + IV | 27 (64.3) | 18 (56.3) | |
| Histology grade | 0.421 | ||
| Differentiated | 19 (45.2) | 12 (37.5) | |
| Undifferentiated | 23 (54.8) | 20 (62.5) | |
| Lauren grade | 0.308 | ||
| Intestinal | 20 (47.6) | 18 (56.3) | |
| Diffuse | 22 (52.4) | 14 (43.7) | |
| Tumor stage | 0.106 | ||
| I + II | 15 (35.7) | 16 (50.0) | |
| III + IV | 27 (64.3) | 16 (50.0) | |
| 1st tumor stage | 0.006 | ||
| I + II | 13 (39.4) | 17 (77.3) | |
| III + IV | 20 (60.6) | 5 (22.7) |
RGC I: Remnant gastric cancer 2-10 years after gastrectomy; RGC II: Remnant gastric cancer > 10 years after gastrectomy.