Table 2 Clinicopathological characteristics of GC according to presence of metachronous MPC
No MPC | Meta MPC | Pvalue | |
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 2996) | (n = 38) | ||
Sex | |||
Male | 2010 (67.1%) | 32 (84.2%) | 0.025 |
Female | 986 (32.9%) | 6 (15.8%) | |
Age | 57.2 ± 11.8 | 63.6 ± 7.7 | <0.001 |
Stage | |||
I | 1598 (53.3%) | 26 (68.4%) | 0.011 |
II | 430 (14.4%) | 9 (23.7%) | |
III | 726 (24.2%) | 3 (7.9%) | |
IV | 242 (8.1%) | 0 (0%) | |
Multiplicity | |||
Single | 2802 (93.5%) | 29 (76.3%) | <0.001 |
≥2 | 194 (6.5%) | 9 (23.7%) | |
Location | |||
Upper | 1481 (50.4%) | 19 (52.8%) | 0.709 |
Mid | 1003 (34.1%) | 10 (27.8%) | |
Lower | 339 (11.5%) | 6 (16.7%) | |
Diffuse | 115 (3.9%) | 1 (2.8%) | |
Cell type | |||
Tubular | 2334 (77.9%) | 32 (84.2%) | 0.703 |
Signet ring cell | 503 (16.8%) | 5 (13.2%) | |
Mucinous | 72 (2.4%) | 0 (0%) | |
Others | 87 (2.9%) | 1 (2.6%) | |
Maximal tumor size | 4.1 ± 2.8 | 3.0 ± 1.8 | <0.001 |
Initial CEA | 4.6 ± 21.5 | 3.4 ± 4.1 | 0.763 |
Initial CA 19-9 | 40.1 ± 319.1 | 8.0 ± 6.9 | 0.662 |
Smoking History | |||
Current smoker | 804 (27.2%) | 14 (36.8%) | 0.402 |
Ex-smoker | 406 (13.7%) | 4 (10.5%) | |
Never-smoker | 1746 (59.1%) | 20 (52.6%) | |
Alcoholic History | |||
Current drinker | 1235 (41.8%) | 22 (57.9%) | 0.048 |
Ex-drinker | 196 (6.6%) | 4 (10.5%) | |
Never-drinker | 1521 (51.5%) | 12 (31.6%) | |
Outcome | |||
Alive | 2290 (76.4%) | 13 (34.2%) | |
Dead | 706 (23.6%) | 25 (65.8%) |