Prognostic Value of Metastatic No.8p LNs in Patients with Gastric Cancer

Table 4

The comparison of GC patient survival outcomes in No.8p+ group and in No.8p− group at stage III/IV.

	No.8p+ group	No.8p− group	value
	3-year OS (%)	3-year OS (%)
Total	26.0	53.0	0.005
Gender			0.040
Male	27.0	51.0
Female	25.0	56.0
Age (years)			0.011
>60	14	40
≤60	31	61
Gastrectomy
Total Gastrectomy	25	61	0.006
Subtotal gastrectomy	27	43
Pathological degree
Differentiated	33	55	0.041
Undifferentiated	10	47
Curative degree			0.003
R0	19	55
R1/R2	0	40
Lymphadenectomy
D1+	22	51	0.115
D2+	29	57

pTNM stage in the No.8p− group is based on the Japanese classification of gastric carcinoma: 3rd English edition.