Table 4 Anatomical site, macroscopic appearance, histopathological type/grade and metastasis at the time of diagnosis

Anatomical site

Cardia

12

5.2

Fundus

40

17.2

Body

30

12.9

Antrum

131

56.5

Diffuse

19

8.2

Macroscopic appearance (Borrmann’s classification)

Type I (Polypoid/fungating)

68

29.3

Type II (Superficial spreading)

2

0.9

Type III (Ulcerating)

125

53.9

Type IV (Linitis plastica )

10

4.3

Type V (Unclassified)

7

3.0

Not documented

20

8.6

Histopathological type

Adenocarcinoma

221

95.3

Primary Lymphoma

3

1.3

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors of gastric malignancies

3

1.3

Others: carcinoid tumors, small cell carcinoma, carcinosarcoma

3

1.3

Metastatic tumors from breast and malignant melanoma

2

0.8

Histopathological grade

Well differentiated

90

38.8

Moderately differentiated

76

32.8

Poorly differentiated

46

19.8

Not documented

20

8.6

TNM Staging

I

2

0.8

II

3

1.3

III

152

65.5

IV

63

27.2

Not documented

12

5.2

Metastasis at the time of diagnosis

Lymph node metastasis

74

31.9

Distant metastasis

68

29.3

No evidence of metastasis

90

38.8