Table 5.
Analysis of number 6 lymph node metastasis in surgery for gastric cancer.
| Author | Year | Total metastatic rate (%) | L (%) | M (%) | U (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methasate et al. [18] | 2010 | N | 37.0 | 41.0 | 10.0 |
| Han et al. [19] | 2011 | 12.6 | 18.7 | 7.1 | 1.9 |
| Haruta et al. [16] | 2013 | 5.7 | N | N | N |
| Zuo et al. [20] | 2014 | 26.4 | 34.0 | 13.9 | 2.0 |
| Cao et al. [21] | 2015 | 30.6 | 30.6 | N | N |
L = lower gastric cancer; M = middle gastric cancer; U = upper gastric cancer; N = not mentioned.