Disseminated Tumor Cells in Bone Marrow of Gastric Cancer Patients: Correlation with Tumor Hypoxia and Clinical Relevance

Table 1

Patient and tumor characteristics.

Characteristics	Number, 89 (%)
Gender
Male	62 (69.7)
Female	27 (30.3)
Age (years)
Median	62
Range	34–84
Tumor location
Upper third	9 (10.1)
Middle third	29 (32.6)
Lower third	47 (52.8)
Total	4 (4.5)
UICC stage
I	22 (24.7)
II	16 (18.0)
III	23 (25.8)
IV	28 (31.5)
Histological type
Adenocarcinoma	61 (68.5)
Mucinous adenocarcinoma	12 (13.5)
Signet-ring cell carcinoma	13 (14.6)
Undifferentiated carcinoma	3 (3.4)
Grade (G)
1	6 (6.7)
2	15 (16.9)
3	60 (67.4)
4	8 (9.0)
T-classification
T1	10 (11.2)
T2	18 (20.2)
T3	33 (37.1)
T4	28 (31.5)
Nodal involvement
N0	43 (48.3)
N1	17 (19.1)
N2	29 (32.6)
Distant metastasis
M0	70 (78.6)
M1	19 (21.4)