TABLE 4.
Pathologic characteristics of gastric cancer patients undergoing open versus laparoscopic gastrectomy
| Variable | All (N = 174) |
Open (N = 87) |
Laparoscopic (N = 87) |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tumor location | 0.66 | |||
| GE junction | 3 (2) | 1 (1) | 2 (2) | |
| Proximal | 32 (18) | 14 (16) | 18 (21) | |
| Distal | 134 (77) | 69 (79) | 65 (75) | |
| Linnitis | 5 (3) | 3 (3) | 2 (2) | |
| Lauren type | 0.93 | |||
| Intestinal | 80 (48) | 42 (48) | 38 (47) | |
| Diffuse | 63 (38) | 33 (38) | 30 (37) | |
| Mixed | 25 (15) | 12 (14) | 13 (16) | |
| Margin status | 0.04 | |||
| R0 | 165 (95) | 86 (99) | 79 (91) | |
| R1 | 9 (5) | 1 (1) | 8 (9) | |
| Lymph nodes removeda | 20 (10–54) | 20 (12–46) | 20 (10–54) | 0.47 |
Continuous variables are expressed as median (range) and categorical variables as N (%)
Bold value indicates statistical significance (p < 0.05)
GE gastroesophageal
a
In patients who underwent modified D2 lymphadenectomy