Skip to main content

Table 2 Differences in pathological characteristics according to Lauren’s classification

From: Differences in TGF-β1 signaling and clinicopathologic characteristics of histologic subtypes of gastric cancer

  

Intestinal-type

Diffuse-type

P-value

(n = 204)

(n = 161)

Size

<30 mm

134

88

0.021*

 

>30 mm

70

73

 

Differentiation

Differentiated

188

4

<0.001*

 

Poorly differentiated

16

157

 

LVI

(−)

140

97

0.099

 

(+)

64

64

 

T stage

T1

126

70

<0.001*

 

T2

17

13

 
 

T3

33

19

 
 

T4

28

59

 

N stage

N0

146

92

0.004*

 

N1

22

14

 
 

N2

11

17

 
 

N3

25

38

 
  1. *P <0.05, calculated using; N.S. not significant, LVI lymphovascular invasion
Back to article page

BMC Cancer

ISSN: 1471-2407

Contact us