Table 5.

Tumor characteristics in ypT0N0, ypT0N1, and ypStage I patients

Variable	ypT0N0	ypT0N1	ypStage I	p value*
	n = 49	n = 7	n = 90
	N (%)	N (%)	N (%)
Age ≥65	24 (49)	2 (29)	31 (34)	0.177
GEJ tumor	12 (24)	3 (43)	21 (23)	0.502
Linitis, yes or suspicious	2 (4)	0 (0)	3 (3)
cN positive	29 (59)	6 (86)	40 (43)	0.035
cT stage				0.612
cT2	6 (12)	1 (14)	18 (20)
cT3/4a	37 (76)	6 (86)	68 (74)
cT4b	6(12)	0 (0)	6 (7)
Preoperative chemoradiation	47 (96)	7 (100)	73 (79)	0.019
Concomitant organ resection	6(12)	4 (57)	9 (10)	0.008
Lymph nodes examined ≥16	35 (71)	2 (29)	61 (66)	0.084

p values <0.05 are in bold font

GEJ gastroesophageal junction

^*Fisher’s exact test