Table 1 Demographic characteristics of gastric adenocarcinoma study patients.
From: Expression of Plakophilins (PKP1, PKP2, and PKP3) in Gastric Cancers
Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
Age (mean ± SD, range) (years) | 60.3 ± 9.7, 42-74 |
Gender | |
Female | 8 (24) |
Male | 26 (76) |
Operation | |
Total Gastrectomy | 13 (47) |
Subtotal Gastrectomy | 21 (53) |
Localization | |
Cardia | 10 (29) |
Fundus/body | 6 (18) |
Antrum | 13 (38) |
Major curvatura | 5 (15) |
Lauren classification | |
Intestinal | 24 (71) |
Diffuse | 10 (29) |
Depth of invasion | |
T1 | 1 (3) |
T2 | 2 (6) |
T3 | 28 (82) |
T4 | 3 (9) |
Lymph node metastasis | |
N0 | 2 (6) |
N1 | 18 (53) |
N2 | 8 (24) |
N3 | 6 (18) |
Venous invasion | 12 (35) |
Lymphatic invasion | 26 (76) |
Perineural invasion | 24 (71) |
Stage | |
I | 1 (3) |
II | 1 (3) |
III | 24 (71) |
IV | 8 (23) |
DFS (mean ± sd, months) | 38 ± 3 (32-44) |
OS (mean ± sd, months) | 42 ± 4 (38-50) |
Clinical status | |
NED | 25 (74) |
Death | 8 (24) |
With disease | 1 (2) |