Table 2 Distant metastases in 120 patients with loco-regionally advanced gastric cancer
From: Prognostic factors in patients with loco-regionally advanced gastric cancer
Variables | Synchronous | Metachronous |
|---|---|---|
Total number of patients | 80 (67%) | 40 (33%) |
 Any distant metastases | 34 (48%) | 15 (31%) |
  Liver metastases | 6 (8%) | 6 (12%) |
  Para-aortic metastases | 13 (18%) | 5 (10%) |
  Lung metastases | 1 (1%) | 2 (4%) |
  Skeletal metastases | 2 (1%) | 0 (0%) |
More than one metastatic site | 12 (17%) | 2 (4%) |