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Table. 3.

Pathological Parameters and Tumor Budding

Characteristic Low budding (n = 62) High budding (n = 42) P-value
Tumor size (cm) 4.9 (2.5–7.3) 6.1 (3.7–8.5) 0.018*
T stage
I 9 (14.5) 1 (2.4) 0.003***
II 11(17.7) 3 (7.1)
III 30 (48.4) 17 (40.5)
IV 12 (19.4) 21 (50.0)
N stage
I 25 (40.3) 3 (7.1) 0.001***
II 12 (19.4) 3 (7.1)
III 11 (17.7) 16 (38.1)
IV 14 (22.6) 20 (47.6)
Grade
I 9 (14.5) 1 (2.4) 0.030***
II 36 (58.1) 21 (50.0)
III 17 (27.4) 20 (47.6)
Lymphovascular invasion
Present 40 (64.5) 32 (76.2) 0.206***
Absent 22 (35.5) 10 (23.8)
Perineural invasion
Present 34 (54.8) 32 (76.2) 0.027***
Absent 28 (45.2) 10 (23.8)
Location of tumor
Cardia 14 (22.6) 10 (23.8) 0.988**
Antrum 19 (30.6) 15 (35.7)
Corpus 21 (33.9) 12 (28.6)
Incisura angularis 2 (3.2) 1(2.4)
Diffuse 4 (6.5) 3 (7.1)
Fundus 2 (3.2) 1 (2.4)

Values are presented as mean (range) or number (%)

*t test; **Fisher exact test; ***Chi-square test (P < 0.05)

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