Table 5. Types of initial recurrence of GC patients staged TNM IIIb/IIIc.
| Types of recurrence | n (%) |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14vD (+) (N=103) | 14vD (−) (N=270) | ||
| Locoregional | 12 (11.7) | 57 (21.1) | 0.035 |
| Lymph node | 7 (6.8) | 43 (15.9) | 0.021 |
| Gastric stump | 2 (1.9) | 3 (1.1) | 0.533 |
| Anastomosis | 0 (0) | 3 (1.1) | 0.283 |
| Gastric bed | 3 (2.9) | 8 (3.0) | 0.980 |
| Peritoneal | 15 (14.6) | 44 (16.3) | 0.682 |
| Hematogenous | 11 (10.7) | 32 (11.9) | 0.751 |
| Combined | 9 (8.7) | 38 (14.1) | 0.165 |
| Overall recurrence | 47 (45.6) | 171 (63.3) | 0.003 |
GC, gastric cancer; 14vD, 14v dissection.