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| HER-2/neu | Test significance | |||
| Positive | Negative | ||||
| Number | % | Number | % | ||
| Age |
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| <50 | 10 | 47.6 | 21 | 42.0 | 0.19† P = 0.430 |
| ≥50 | 11 | 52.4 | 29 | 58.0 | |
| Sex |
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| Male | 14 | 66.7 | 27 | 54.0 | 0.432† P = 0.236 |
| Female | 7 | 33.3 | 23 | 46.0 | |
| Histologic type |
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| Intestinal | 17 | 81.0 | 37 | 74.0 | 1.155‡ P = 0.561 |
| Diffuse | 3 | 14.3 | 12 | 24.0 | |
| Mixed | 1 | 4.8 | 1 | 2.0 | |
| Histologic grade |
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| Moderately differentiated | 12 | 57.1 | 30 | 60.0 | 0.05† P = 0.514 |
| Poorly differentiated | 9 | 42.9 | 20 | 40.0 | |
| Pathologic tumor stage |
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| T1, T2 | 1 | 4.8 | 12 | 24.0 | 4.95‡ P = 0.026* |
| T3, T4 | 20 | 95.2 | 38 | 76.0 | |
| Lymph node metastasis |
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| Present | 16 | 76.2 | 34 | 68.0 | 0.476† P = 0.348 |
| Absent | 5 | 23.8 | 16 | 32.0 | |
| Pathologic nodal stage |
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| N0 N1 N2 N3 | 5 2 8 6 | 23.8 9.5 38.1 28.6 | 16 10 10 14 | 32.0 20.0 20.0 28.0 | 3.208† P = 0.361 |
| Number of nodes with metastasis |
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| Range Median | 0 - 14 4.5 | 0 - 27 5.5 | 0.24§ P = 0.625 | ||
| Lymphovascular invasion |
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| Present | 19 | 90.5 | 32 | 64.0 | 5.12‡ P = 0.020* |
| Absent | 2 | 9.5 | 18 | 36.0 | |