Table 2 Univariate analysis of the detection of lymph nodes around the PGA in 39 patients with the PGA
Clinicopathological factors | n | Detected lymph nodes around the PGA [n (%)] | P-value (Fisher’s exact test) |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | 1.000 | ||
Male | 27 | 14 (51.9) | |
Female | 12 | 6 (50.0) | |
Age | 0.320 | ||
< 70 | 26 | 15 (51.7) | |
≥ 70 | 13 | 5 (38.5) | |
Tumor location | 0.122 | ||
Esophagogastric junction | 9 | 2 (22.2) | |
Upper portion | 16 | 9 (56.3) | |
Middle portion | 9 | 7 (77.8) | |
Lower portion | 5 | 2 (40.0) | |
Macroscopic type | 0.007 | ||
Type 0 | 10 | 2 (20.0) | |
Borrmann type I and II | 5 | 1 (20.0) | |
Borrmann type III and IV | 24 | 17 (70.8) | |
Pathological type | 1.000 | ||
Differentiated type | 22 | 11 (50.0) | |
Undifferentiated type | 17 | 9 (52.9) | |
Vascular infiltration | 0.748 | ||
No | 24 | 13 (54.2) | |
Yes | 15 | 7 (46.7) | |
Nerve infiltration | 0.752 | ||
No | 19 | 9 (47.4) | |
Yes | 20 | 11 (55.0) | |
T-stage | 0.128 | ||
T1 | 10 | 2 (20.0) | |
T2 | 3 | 2 (66.7) | |
T3 | 17 | 11 (64.7) | |
T4 | 9 | 5 (55.6) | |
N-stage | 0.374 | ||
N0 | 20 | 8 (40.0) | |
N1 | 6 | 4 (66.7) | |
N2 | 5 | 4 (80.0) | |
N3 | 8 | 4 (50.0) |