Table 2 Analysis of characteristics associated with disease recurrence
Disease recurrence | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
No (n = 24) | Yes (n = 25) | P | ||
Vascular tumor thrombus | - | 16(66.6) | 3(12.0) | < 0.001 |
+ | 8(33.3) | 22(88.0) | ||
Nerve invasion | - | 18(75.0) | 7(28.0) | < 0.001 |
+ | 6(25.0) | 18(72.0) | ||
CEA | ≤ 5.0 g/ml | 18(75.0) | 8(32.0) | 0.015 |
> 5.0 g/ml | 6(25.0) | 17(68.0) | ||
Serosal surface | - | 19(79.2) | 10(40.0) | 0.005 |
+ | 5(20.8) | 15(60.0) | ||
Peritumoral fatty space | - | 17(70.8) | 8(32.0) | 0.007 |
+ | 7(29.2) | 17(68.0) | ||
cT stage | 2 | 4(16.7) | 1(4.0) | 0.031 |
3 | 15(62.5) | 10(40.0) | ||
4 | 5(20.8) | 14(56.0) | ||
Location | Esophagogastric junction/cardia | 5(20.8) | 12(48.0) | 0.046 |
Gastric body(Lesser curvature and antrum) | 19(79.2) | 13(52.0) | ||
Long diameter of lymph node | 16.31 ± 6.36 | 24.84 ± 11.22 | 0.011 | |
Short diameter of lymph node | 11.69 ± 5.08 | 19.16 ± 8.17 | 0.009 | |
Extracapsular invasion of lymph node | - | 24(100.0) | 16(64.0) | 0.002 |
+ | 0(0.0) | 9(36.0) | ||