Table 1.
The characteristics of gastric cancer patients used in this study.
| Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| Median | 60.5 |
| Range | 22–86 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 75 |
| Female | 25 |
| Stage | |
| Ib | 13.46 |
| II | |
| III | 34.62 |
| IV | 51.92 |
| Location | |
| Upper third | 19.23 |
| Mid third | 46.15 |
| Lower third | 48.08 |
| Lauren Classification | |
| Intestinal | 42.31 |
| Diffuse | 44.23 |
| Mixed | 9.62 |
| Indeterminate | 3.85 |
| Differentiation | |
| Well-differentiated carcinoma | 1.92 |
| Moderately differentiated carcinoma | 30.77 |
| Poorly differentiated carcinoma | 26.92 |
| Mucinous carcinoma | 15.38 |
| Signet ring cell carcinoma | 40.38 |
| Others | 7.69 |
| Lymphovascular invasion | |
| Absent | 26.92 |
| Present | 73.08 |
| Neural/perineural invasion | |
| Absent | 36.54 |
| Present | 63.46 |