Research Article

Gastric Carcinomas Localized to the Cardia

Table 1

Characteristics of gastric cardiac carcinomas.

Case no.Tumour diameter (cm)Histological gradingLauren classificationDepht of infiltrationLymph nodes with metastasis

13MdIntSs6/7
24MucIntMp3/12
38PdDiffSs1/9
43,2PdMixSs0/12
53PdIntMp10/12
66PdMixSs2/12
74PdIntSs6/18
84,5MdIntSs5/8
94PdIntSs10/10
101,2MdIntSs0/6
113,2HdIntMp6/11
124MucMixSs3/5
134,5PdIntSs2/12
149PdIntSs8/12
154,5MdIntSs2/11
165PdIntSs3/5
175MdIntSs0/2
186MdIntSs12/16
193,0PdDiffSs3/9
204,6PdIntSs7/11
214,2MdIntMp0/11
222,2MdIntSs2/2
235,0PdDiffSs2/16
244,0PdIntSs0/1
252,5PdDiffSs1/9
264,0LdIntSs12/14
275,0LdUndeterminedSs3/15
284,8MdIntSs2/3
292,0PdDiffSs5/7
309,0MdIntSs1/6
315,7MdIntSs0/3
324,0LdIntSs2/13

Pd: Poorly differentiated, Md: Moderately differentiated, Hd: Highly differentiated, Muc: Mucinous, Int: Intestinal, Diff: Diffuse, Mix: Mixed type, Mp: The tumour grows into but not through muscularis propria, Ss: The tumour grows through muscularis propria.