TABLE 2 Association between tumor size, T stage and N stage in 135 gastric cancer patients
From the following article:
Napoleon Bonaparte's gastric cancer: a clinicopathologic approach to staging, pathogenesis, and etiology
Alessandro Lugli, Inti Zlobec, Gad Singer, Andrea Kopp Lugli, Luigi M Terracciano and Robert M Genta
BACK TO ARTICLE| Stage | Number of patients (%) | Mean size of tumor (cm) (95% CI limits) | Association with tumor size |
|---|---|---|---|
| T stage | P <0.0001 | ||
| T1 | 18 (13.3) | 3.3 (2.5–4.1) | |
| T2 | 66 (48.9) | 4.7 (4.1–5.3) | |
| T3 | 37 (27.4) | 6.4 (5.3–7.5) | |
| T4 | 14 (10.4) | 7.6 (5.1–10.1) | |
| N stage | P = 0.041 | ||
| N0 | 46 (34.1) | 4.6 (3.8–5.5) | |
| N1 | 57 (42.2) | 5.0 (4.3–5.7) | |
| N2 | 25 (18.5) | 6.4 (5.1–7.7) | |
| N3 | 7 | 8.0 (3.2–12.8) |