14 July 2020 : Clinical Research
Clinicopathologic Characteristics and Risk Factors of Lymph Node Metastasis in Patients with Early Gastric Cancer in the Wannan Region
Lin Li1ABE*, Pengwei Liu1CE, Jing Wang1D, Xiaoping Niu1C, Chiyi He1FGDOI: 10.12659/MSM.923525
Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e923525
Table 2 Demographic and Clinical characteristics and univariate analysis of risk factors for LNM in 381 patients with EGC.
| Characteristic | Number of patients (n) | Rate of LNM (%) | χ2 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 1.12 | 0.46 | ||
| <45 | 53 | 11.32 | ||
| 45–65 | 196 | 12.76 | ||
| >65 | 132 | 15.91 | ||
| Sex | 1.16 | 0.23 | ||
| Male | 278 | 14.75 | ||
| Female | 103 | 10.68 | ||
| Tumor location | 2.12 | 0.39 | ||
| Proximal stomach | 63 | 9.38 | ||
| Middle stomach | 52 | 9.62 | ||
| Distal stomach | 266 | 15.04 | ||
| Tumor size (cm) | 3.60 | 0.06 | ||
| <2 | 148 | 9.46 | ||
| ≥2 | 233 | 16.31 | ||
| Depth of invasion | 28.54 | <0.001 | ||
| Mucosa | 197 | 4.57 | ||
| Submucosa | 184 | 23.37 | ||
| Endoscopic types | 3.59 | 0.17 | ||
| Elevated | 45 | 17.78 | ||
| Flat | 98 | 8.16 | ||
| Depressed | 238 | 15.13 | ||
| Ulcer finding | 18.98 | <0.001 | ||
| Absence | 300 | 9.67 | ||
| Presence | 81 | 28.40 | ||
| Differentiation | 18.96 | <0.001 | ||
| Differentiated | 180 | 5.26 | ||
| Undifferentiated | 201 | 20.89 | ||
| Vascular tumor thrombus | 31.86 | <0.001 | ||
| Absence | 356 | 10.96 | ||
| Presence | 25 | 52 | ||
| Neural invasion | 27.87 | <0.001 | ||
| Absence | 371 | 11.32 | ||
| Presence | 10 | 58.82 | ||
| LNM – lymph node metastasis; EGC – early gastric carcinoma. | ||||