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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Gastrointest Surg. 2016 Nov 23;21(4):712–722. doi: 10.1007/s11605-016-3326-5

Table 1. Clinicopathologic and treatment characteristics in patients with germline CDH1 mutation who underwent prophylactic total gastrectomy.

Prophylactic Total Gastrectomy All patients (n=32) n or median (% or range) Hand-sewn anastomosis (n=10) n or median (% or range) Modified Orringer anastomosis (n=22) n or median (% or range)

Age (years) 42 (16-58) 42 (26-50) 42 (16-58)

Gender
 Male 10 (31.3) 6 (60.0) 4 (18.2)
 Female 22 (68.7) 4 (40.0) 18 (81.8)

Body mass index 25.6 (18.0-41.8) 25.6 (22.1-41.8) 25.8 (18.0-36.3)

Gastrointestinal symptoms at presentationa
 Abdominal pain or discomfort 4 (12.5) 3 (30.0) 1 (4.5)
 Nausea or vomiting 2 (6.2) 1 (10.0) 1 (4.5)
 Dyspepsia or heartburn 2 (6.2) 1 (10.0) 1 (4.5)
 Dysphagia 1 (3.1) 0 (0.0) 1 (4.5)
 Diarrhea 2 (6.2) 1 (10.0) 1 (4.5)
 None 23 (71.9) 5 (50.0) 18 (81.8)

Family history
 Gastric cancer 32 (100.0) 10 (100.0) 22 (100.0)
 Family members with CDH1 mutation 29 (90.7) 9 (90.0) 20 (90.9)
 Breast cancer 12 (37.5) 4 (40.0) 8 (36.4)

Operative time (minutes) 190 (124-308) 229 (187-308) 167 (124-267)

Estimated intraoperative blood loss (milliliters) 100 (50-1000) 300 (100-800) 100 (50-1000)

Length of stay (days) 8 (7-12) 7 (7-8) 8 (7-12)

Anastomotic leak 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)

Anastomotic stricture 1 (3.1) 1 (10.0) 0 (0.0)

30-day morbidity 3 (9.4) 1 (10.0) 2 (9.1)

30-day mortality 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)

Weight loss (nadir % from baseline) 15.8 (0.6-43.2) 15.7 (8.9-43.2) 16.0 (0.7-28.8)

Presence of microscopic foci of carcinoma
 Noninvasive (intramucosal or in situ) 9 (28.2) 7 (70.0) 2 (9.1)
 Invasive (≥T1a) 19 (59.4) 1 (10.0) 18 (81.8)
 Noninvasive and Invasive 2 (6.2) 1 (10.0) 1 (4.5)
 None 2 (6.2) 1 (10.0) 1 (4.5)

Lymph nodes resected (n) 13 (1-40) 13 (6-18) 13 (1-40)
a

Symptoms not mutually exclusive