Table 2.
Clinical and endoscopic features of gastric metastatic tumors.
| Characteristics | Value |
|---|---|
|
Clinical presentation
(109 cases available) | |
| Bleeding | 40 (36.7) |
| Abdominal pain | 39 (35.8) |
| Anemia | 11 (10.1) |
| Abdominal discomfort | 5 (4.6) |
| Dysphagia | 6 (5.5) |
| Nausea, vomiting | 4 (3.7) |
| Weight loss | 4 (3.7) |
| Perforation | 3 (2.8) |
| Asymptomatic | 11(10.1) |
|
Stomach location
(89 cases available) | |
| Corpus | 50 (56.2) |
| Fundus | 19 (21.3) |
| Antrum | 13 (14.6) |
| Cardia | 7 (7.9) |
| Whole | 6 (6.7) |
|
Endoscopic appearance
(85 cases available) | |
| Elevated lesions | 50 (58.8) |
| Without ulcer | 19 (22.4) |
| SMT | 8 (9.4) |
| Mass | 2 (2.4) |
| Polypoidal mass | 6 (7.1) |
| Nodules | 3 (3.5) |
| With ulcer | 31 (36.5) |
| SMT with ulcer (volcano-like) |
13 (15.3) |
| Ulcerated mass (volcano-like) |
15 (17.6) |
| Ulcerated nodules | 3 (3.5) |
| Ulcerated lesions | 31 (36.5) |
| Ulceration | 12 (14.1) |
| Bulging ulcerated lesion (volcano-like) | 10 (11.8) |
| Infiltrative ulcerated lesion | 9 (10.6) |
| Others | 4 (4.7) |
| Linitis plastica | 3 (3.5) |
| Erosive and atrophic pangastritis | 1 (1.2) |
Data presented as the number of patients (%) or median (interquartile range).
SMT, submucosal tumor.
The bold value means the summarized patient numbers (bold numbers) and proportions (bold numbers in brackets) of relevant sub-items.