1. Clinicopathological characteristics (N=71).
| Characteristics | n (%) |
| WD, well differentiated; MD, moderately differentiated; PD, poorly differentiated; SRC, signet ring cell. | |
Age (
) (year)
|
58.8±11.5 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 47 (66.2) |
| Female | 24 (33.8) |
| Tumor location | |
| Lower | 50 (70.4) |
| Middle | 16 (22.5) |
| Upper | 5 (7.0) |
Tumor size (
) (cm)
|
4.7±2.5 |
| Histological type | |
| WD | 14 (19.7) |
| MD | 27 (38.0) |
| PD | 21 (29.6) |
| SRC | 8 (11.3) |
| Mucinous | 1 (1.4) |
| Lauren’s classification | |
| Intestinal | 45 (63.4) |
| Diffuse/mixed | 23 (32.4) |
| Indeterminate | 3 (4.2) |
| Depth of invasion | |
| Mucosa | 9 (12.7) |
| Submucosa | 62 (87.3) |
| Number of metastatic lymph nodes | |
| 1 | 47 (66.2) |
| 2 | 20 (28.2) |
| 3−6 | 4 (5.6) |