Table 1.
Characteristics of the 21 patients and result of PET/CT
| Total | Intestinal type | Diffuse type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | n = 21 | n = 15 | n = 6 |
| Sex: male/female | 16/5 | 10/5 | 6/0 |
| Median age, years (range) | 70 (41–81) | 69 (41–81) | 76 (62–81) |
| Operations: TG/DG/PG | 11/8/2 | 8/6/1 | 4/1/1 |
| Dissection: D0/D1/D1+/D2 | 1/2/5/13 | 1/1/2/11 | 0/1/3/2 |
| Locus: upper/middle/lower | 9/9/3 | 4/9/2 | 5/0/1 |
| T status: pT1b/pT2/pT3/pT4a | 3/4/6/8 | 2/4/6/3 | 1/0/0/5 |
| N status: pN0/pN1/pN2/pN3 | 5/7/3/6 | 5/5/2/3 | 0/2/1/3 |
| pStage: I/II/III/IV | 2/9/5/5 | 1/9/2/3 | 1/0/3/2 |
| SUV max of primary lesion on PET/CT | |||
| Median (range) | 7.1 (2.4-24.1) | 8.0 (2.4-24.1) | 6.4 (3.2-11.6) |
| SUV max of LNs on PET/CT | |||
| Median (range) | 4.7 (1.6-5.5) | 3.15 (1.6-4.9) | 5.5 (5.5) |
TG total gastrectomy, DG distal gastrectomy, PG proximal gastrectomy, SUV standard uptake value, LN lymph node, PET/CT positron emission tomography/computed tomography