Table 1 Patient characteristics at diagnosis
From: Conversion surgery for stage IV gastric cancer: a multicenter retrospective study
Variable | No. of patients (%)a | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years), median (IQR) | 63 | (54–69) | |
Sex | Â | Â | |
| Â | Men | 51 | (64.6) |
| Â | Women | 28 | (35.4) |
Tumor location | Â | Â | |
| Â | Upper third | 30 | (38.0) |
| Â | Middle third | 25 | (31.7) |
| Â | Lower third | 13 | (16.5) |
| Â | Whole of the stomach | 11 | (13.9) |
Histological type | Â | Â | |
| Â | Differentiated | 36 | (45.6) |
| Â | Undifferentiated | 43 | (54.4) |
cT | Â | Â | |
| Â | T1 | 0 | (0) |
| Â | T2 | 2 | (2.5) |
| Â | T3 | 14 | (17.7) |
| Â | T4a | 58 | (73.4) |
| Â | T4b | 5 | (6.3) |
cN | Â | Â | |
| Â | N0 | 12 | (15.2) |
| Â | N1 | 31 | (39.2) |
| Â | N2 | 29 | (36.7) |
| Â | N3a | 7 | (8.9) |
cM | Â | Â | |
| Â | M0 | 0 | (0) |
| Â | M1 | 79 | (100) |
| Â | P1 | 39 | (49.4) |
| Â | CY1 | 31 | (39.2) |
| Â | Lymph node | 24 | (30.4) |
| Â | H1 | 10 | (12.7) |
| Â | Lung | 4 | (5.1) |
| Â | Ovary | 3 | (3.8) |
Classification for stage IV GC | Â | Â | |
| Â | Category 1 | 23 | (29.1) |
| Â | Category 2 | 17 | (21.5) |
| Â | Category 3 | 33 | (41.8) |
| Â | Category 4 | 6 | (7.6) |