Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients
Variable | Patients (N = 39) |
|---|---|
Age (years), median (range) | 58 (30–68) |
Gender, N (%) | |
Male | 19 (48.7) |
Female | 20 (51.3) |
ECOG performance status, N (%) | |
0 | 12 (30.8) |
1 | 27 (69.2) |
Non resectable factors, N (%) | |
N3 lymph node metastasis | 2 (5.1) |
Distant lymphatic metastasis | 4 (10.3) |
Invasion of peripheral organs (T4b) | 4 (10.3) |
Liver metastasis | 2 (5.1) |
Peritoneal carcinomatosis | 27 (69.2) |
Pathological type, N (%) | |
Moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma | 5 (12.8) |
Poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma | 17 (43.6) |
Mucinous adenocarcinoma | 3 (7.7) |
Signet ring cell carcinoma | 14 (35.9) |
Tumor site, N (%) | |
Antrum gastric angle | 11 (28.2) |
Gastric body | 11 (28.2) |
Fundus cardia | 10 (25.6) |
Diffuse whole stomach | 7 (17.9) |