Table 5 Comparison of the different variables in patients submitted to radical gastrectomy about the presence of micrometastases in gastric carcinoma (n = 51).
Variables | Micrometastases | p-valor | |
|---|---|---|---|
No n(%) | Yes n (%) | ||
Gender | 0.264 | ||
Female | 12 (42.9) | 14(60.9) | |
Male | 16 (57.1) | 9 (39.1) | |
Age (years) | 1.000 | ||
Mean ± standard deviation | 62.8 ± 15.0 | 62,7 ± 14.8 | |
Gastrectomy | 0.577 | ||
Subtotal | 15 (53.6) | 10 (43.5) | |
Total | 13 (46.4) | 13 (56.5) | |
Tumor size (cm) | 0.239 | ||
Mean ± standard deviation | 4.3 ± 2.6 | 5.0 ± 2.2 | |
Stomach site | 0.769 | ||
Body/Proximal | 9 (32.1) | 9 (39.1) | |
Distal | 19 (67.9) | 14 (60.9) | |
Serous tumor depth | 0.141 | ||
No | 21 (75.0) | 12 (52.2) | |
Yes | 7 (25.0) | 11 (47.8) | |
Laurén | 0.225 | ||
Diffuse | 11 (39.3) | 10 (43.5) | |
Intestinal | 13 (46.4) | 6 (26.1) | |
Mixed | 4 (14.3) | 7 (30.4) | |
Vascular/Lymphatic/Neural invasion | |||
Vascular | 9 (32.1) | 15 (65.2) | 0.026 |
Lymphatic | 12 (42.9) | 20 (87.0) | 0.001 |
Neural | 7 (25.0) | 11 (47.8) | 0.141 |
