Table 5 Clinicopathological characteristics of all cases with metachronous liver metastasis.

From: High serum alpha-fetoprotein and positive immunohistochemistry of alpha-fetoprotein are related to poor prognosis of gastric cancer with liver metastasis

Age

Gender

AFP* [ng/ml]

Size [mm]

pT

pN

ly

v

Histology

IHC**

AFP

GPC3

SALL4

74

F

44,613

100

2

0

1

1

tub2

+

+

+

68

M

254.1

60

2

0

1

1

tub2

+

+

+

84

M

49.5

90

3

2

1

1

tub2

+

+

+

68

M

20.7

53

1

0

1

2

tub1

+

+

+

67

M

7.9

45

2

1

1

2

tub1

+

+

+

82

M

3.6

55

4

3

2

2

tub2

−

−

−

81

M

1.5

48

3

1

2

2

tub1

−

+

+

77

F

2.5

30

3

0

3

3

tub2

−

−

−

66

F

1.7

55

3

0

0

2

tub1

−

−

−

69

M

4.9

90

3

0

1

3

tub2

−

−

−

69

M

3.2

79

3

0

0

3

tub2

−

−

+

73

M

3.1

50

3

1

1

3

por1

−

−

−

64

M

3.9

31

3

1

1

2

tub1

−

−

−

67

M

3.1

75

3

2

2

2

tub2

−

+

−

52

M

3.4

32

3

3

3

2

tub2

−

−

−

66

M

3.3

30

3

1

1

3

tub2

−

−

−

72

M

1.7

75

3

3

3

3

por1

−

+

−

78

M

2.1

25

1b

0

0

0

tub1

−

−

−

64

M

2.6

100

4b

1

3

2

tub2

−

−

−

76

M

1.1

150

4a

2

0

3

por1

−

−

−

73

F

4.7

40

4a

3

2

2

tub2

−

−

−

76

M

1.6

30

2

0

1c

1c

tub2

−

−

−

65

M

5.4

7

2

3a

1

3

por1

−

+

−

86

M

3.2

51

1a

0

0

0

tub1

−

−

−

  1. Among the patients in the AFP-N group, immunohistochemistry was positive for AFP in one case, GPC3 in five cases, and SALL4 in three cases.
  2. *Preoperative serum AFP, **Immunohistochemical staining.