Table I.
Demographic and clinicopathological characteristics of the patients.
| Clinicopathological features | |
|---|---|
| Age, years (mean ± SD) | 66.5±11.4 |
| Male, number (%) | 51(85) |
| Female, number (%) | 9(15) |
| Gross type, number | |
| Early GC | 8 |
| Advanced GC | 52 |
| Tumor size, number | |
| <5 cm | 29 |
| ≥5 cm | 31 |
| Differentiation, number | |
| Moderately-to-well | 33 |
| Poorly differentiated | 27 |
| Lymph node metastasis, number | |
| Positive | 31 |
| Negative | 29 |
| Vascular invasion, number | |
| Yes | 35 |
| No | 25 |
| Nerve invasion, number | |
| Yes | 26 |
| No | 34 |
| Depth of infiltration, number | |
| T1 or T2 | 18 |
| T3 or T4 | 42 |
| Clinical stage, number | |
| I/II | 34 |
| III/IV | 26 |
GC, gastric cancer; T, tumor.