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Table 6 The number and distribution of observed lymphatic compartments by nPTD classification

From: nPTD classification: an updated classification of gastric cancer location for function preserving gastrectomy based on physiological lymphatic flow

Tumor location

All site

PL

PG

n

T

D

Number of patients

416

48

15

16

154

183

Distribution of basin

l-GA

83.2%

100.0%

86.7%

100.0%

89.6%

71.6%

r-GA

27.9%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

63.4%

r-GEA

63.0%

0.0%

0.0%

75.0%

72.1%

76.0%

l-GEA

5.5%

0.0%

66.7%

81.3%

0.0%

0.0%

p-GA

1.4%

8.3%

13.3%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

 #2

3.1%

16.7%

33.3%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Number of basins

 1

33.9%

79.2%

20.0%

0.0%

38.3%

22.4%

 2

48.3%

16.7%

60.0%

43.8%

61.7%

44.8%

 3

17.8%

4.2%

20.0%

56.3%

0.0%

32.8%

  1. All percentage numbers represent the percentage of confirmed lymphatic flow per tumor location
  2. #2 No. 2 lymph node, l-GA left gastric artery basin, l-GEA left gastroepiploic artery basin, p-GA posterior gastric artery basin, r-GA right gastric artery basin, r-GEA right gastroepiploic artery basin