Table 1. Clinicopathological features of 56 stage IV gastric cancer (GC) patients.
| Clinicopathological features | Stage IV GC (n = 56) (%) |
| Age | 65.8 ± 13.9 |
| Gender (M/F) | 29/27 |
| Tumor size (cm) | 7.8 ± 2.9 |
| Tumor location | |
| Upper third | 6 (10.7) |
| Middle third | 23 (41.1) |
| Lower third | 21 (37.5) |
| Whole stomach | 6 (10.7) |
| Cell differentiation | |
| Well/moderate | 17 (30.4) |
| Poor | 39 (69.6) |
| Lymphovascular invasion | 52 (92.9) |
| Lauren’s classification | |
| Intestinal type | 19 (33.9) |
| Diffuse type | 37 (66.1) |
| Metastatic site | |
| Hematogenous | 3 (5.4) |
| Peritoneum | 33 (58.9) |
| Distant lymph node | 26 (46.4) |