Table 2.

Patterns of recurrence among 776 gastric cancer patients who had continuous and complete follow‐up data

	No. of patients (Percent %, n = 776)
PR	51 (6.6%)
Peritoneum	25 (3.2%)
Colorectum	25 (3.2%)
Ovary	6 (0.8%)
RR, regional lymph node	151 (19.4%)
LR	56 (7.2%)
Anastomotic site	48 (6.2%)
Gastric bed	11 (1.4%)
DR	164 (21.1%)
Liver	58 (7.5%)
Abdominal/pelvic wall	30 (3.9%)
Lung	10 (1.3%)
Bone	8 (1.0%)
Adrenal gland	7(0.9%)
Distant lymph node	66 (8.5%)
Pelvic nodes	46 (5.9%)
Other distant lymph nodes	20 (2.6%)
Other organs	17 (2.2%)

Abbreviations: DR, distant recurrence; LR, local recurrence; PR, peritoneal recurrence; RR, regional recurrence.