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Table 5 Recurrent pattern

From: The optimal extent of lymph node dissection in gastroesophageal junctional cancer: retrospective case control study

Recurrence site

Group A (N = 40)a

Group B (N = 15)b

Locoregional

18 (39.1%)

10 (62.5%)

LN recurrence

16

8

Para aortic

13

3

Mediastinal

2

4

Perigastric

1

1

Anastomosis site

2

2

Peritoneum

12 (26.0%)

2 (12.5%)

Hematogenous

16 (34.7%)

4 (25.0%)

Liver

5

1

Lung

2

2

Bone

3

1

Colon

2

0

Kidney

1

0

Ovary

2

0

Brain

1

0

  1. aIn patients without Mediastinal LN dissection group (group A), recurrence was found concurrently in 6 cases. In 3 cases, paraaortic metastasis and hematogeouns metastasis were present. In 3 cases, peritomeum and hematogeous metastasis were found
  2. b In patients with Mediastinal LN dissection group (group B), there was a case in which paraaortic metastasis and bone metastasis were found concurrently
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