TABLE 1.
Demographic and clinicopathologic characteristics of the patients
| Characteristics | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 232 | 67 |
| Female | 113 | 33 |
| Age (yr), mean±SD | 57.1±11.5 | |
| Tumor location | ||
| Gastroesophageal junction | 11 | 3 |
| Fundus, cardia | 85 | 25 |
| Corpus | 100 | 29 |
| Antrum, pylorus | 149 | 43 |
| Surgical resection type | ||
| Total gastrectomy | 166 | 48 |
| Subtotal gastrectomy | 168 | 49 |
| Unresectable | 11 | 3 |
| Tumor size | ||
| <5 cm | 139 | 41 |
| 5–10 cm | 170 | 49 |
| >10 cm | 36 | 10 |
| Lymphovascular invasion | ||
| Yes | 238 | 69 |
| No | 96 | 28 |
| Unknown | 11 | 3 |
| Perineural invasion | ||
| Yes | 203 | 59 |
| No | 131 | 38 |
| Unknown | 11 | 3 |
| Grade | ||
| I | 41 | 12 |
| II | 107 | 31 |
| III | 186 | 54 |
| Unknown | 11 | 3 |
| Surgical margin | ||
| Negative | 294 | 85 |
| Positive | 40 | 12 |
| Inoperable | 11 | 3 |
| T-Stage | ||
| T1/T2 | 98 | 39 |
| T3/T4 | 247 | 71 |
| N-Stage | ||
| N0 | 76 | 22 |
| N1 | 68 | 20 |
| N2 | 90 | 26 |
| N3a | 74 | 21 |
| N3b | 26 | 8 |
| NX | 11 | 3 |
| TNM Stage | ||
| IA | 10 | 3 |
| IB | 40 | 12 |
| IIA | 44 | 13 |
| IIB | 50 | 14 |
| IIIA | 70 | 20 |
| IIIB | 62 | 18 |
| IIIC | 69 | 20 |
SD: Standard deviation.