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Table 4 Metastasis into the visceraa

From: Establishment and characterization of a metastasis model of human gastric cancer in nude mice

Implanted position

No

viscera metastasis (%)

Liver (%)

Kidney (%)

Intestine (%)

Esophagus (%)

Pancreas (%)

Stomach (%)

Spleen (%)

Spermaduct (%)

Groins

50

94 (47/50)

50 (25/50)

44 (22/50)

28 (14/50)

12 (6/50)

12 (6/50)

6 (3/50)

6 (3/50)

6 (3/50)

Back

10

10 (1/10)

0

0

0

0

0

10 (1/10)

10 (1/10)

0

Armpits

10

30 (3/10)

20 (2/10)

0

0

10 (1/10)

0

0

0

0

  1. a Liver and kidney were the viscera with highest rate of metastasis (44–50 %), and the stomach, spleen and spermaduct were the lowest (6 %)