Table 3 Comparison of recurrence sites according to tumor location in patients with adenocarcinoma of the EGJ and the upper third of the stomach
Recurrence Sites | Tumor location | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Siewert 2 | Siewert 3 | Upper third | ||
Distant metastasis | 20 (60.6%) | 27 (79.4%) | 55 (91.7%) | =0.006 |
Locoregional | 5 (15.2%) | 4 (11.8%) | 3 (5.0%) | |
Both | 8 (24.2%) | 3 (8.8%) | 2 (3.3%) | |
Near anastomosis | 9 | 5 | 0 | |
Mediastinal lymph nodes | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Around celiac axis | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
Others | 1 | 1 | 0 | |