Table I.
Characteristics of the studied patients (n=204).
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Age, years; median (range) | 64 (21–92) |
| Gender, n (%) | |
| Male | 156 (76) |
| Female | 48 (24) |
| Main location, n (%) | |
| Upper third of stomach | 43 (21) |
| Middle/lower third of stomach | 161 (79) |
| WHO pathological type, n (%) | |
| Differentiated | 104 (51) |
| Undifferentiated | 100 (49) |
| Depth of invasion, n (%) | |
| T1a | 12 (6) |
| T1b | 75 (37) |
| T2 | 30 (15) |
| T3 | 37 (18) |
| T4 | 50 (25) |
| Lymph node metastasis, n (%) | |
| Positive | 91 (45) |
| Negative | 113 (55) |
| TNM stage, n (%) | |
| IA | 73 (36) |
| IB | 33 (16) |
| IIA | 19 (9) |
| IIB | 17 (8) |
| IIIA | 19 (9) |
| IIIB | 21 (10) |
| IIIC | 22 (11) |
WHO, World Health Organization; TNM, tumor-node-metastasis.