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Table 1 Characteristics of 149 patients

From: Comparison of CEA and CA19-9 as a predictive factor for recurrence after curative gastrectomy in gastric cancer

Median age (Range)

67 (41–87)

Sex

 Male

105 (70)

 Female

44 (30)

Disease stage

 I, II

102 (68)

 III

47 (32)

Preoperative CEA

 Positive

25(17)

 Negative

124 (83)

Preoperative CA19-9

 Positive

11 (7)

 Negative

138 (93)

Approach of operation

 Open

118 (79)

 Laparoscopic

31 (21)

Type of gastrectomy

 DG, PG

97 (65)

 TG

52 (35)

Lymph node dissectiona

 D1, D1+

85 (57)

 D2

64 (43)

Adjuvant chemotherapy

 Yes

49 (33)

 No

100 (67)

Recurrence

 Patients with recurrence

29 (19)

 Patients without recurrence

120 (81)

  1. Numbers in parentheses are %
  2. aClassification according to the Japanese classification of gastric carcinoma and the Gastric Cancer Treatment Guidelines in Japan