Surgical and postoperative findings
| Finding | No. (%)* patients n = 41 | Tumour location; no. (%)* | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stomach n = 20 | Small intestine n = 13 | Colorectal n = 8 | |||
| Tumour diameter | |||||
| ≤ 5 cm | 16 (39.0) | 10 (50.0) | 3 (23.1) | 3 (37.5) | 0.13 |
| 6–10 cm | 18 (43.9) | 7 (35.0) | 9 (69.2) | 2 (25.0) | |
| > 10 cm | 7 (17.1) | 3 (15.0) | 1 (7.7) | 3 (37.5) | |
| Invasion/metastasis | |||||
| No | 19 (46.3) | 8 (40.0) | 10 (76.9) | 2 (25.0) | 0.12 |
| Local invasion | 17 (41.5) | 9 (45.0) | 3 (23.1) | 4 (50.0) | |
| Metastasis | 5 (12.2) | 3 (15.0) | — | 2 (25.0) | |
| Resection | |||||
| Complete | 31 (75.6) | 15 (75.0) | 11 (84.6) | 5 (62.5) | 0.28 |
| Incomplete | 10 (24.4) | 5 (25.0) | 2 (15.4) | 3 (37.5) | |
| Mitosis count | |||||
| < 5/50 HPF | 19 (46.3) | 8 (40.0) | 8 (61.5) | 3 (37.5) | 0.005 |
| 5–10/50 HPF | 14 (34.1) | 10 (50.0) | 4 (30.8) | — | |
| > 10/50 HPF | 8 (19.5) | 2 (10.0) | 1 (7.7) | 5 (62.5) | |
| Fletcher classification | |||||
| Low | 6 (14.6) | 2 (10.0) | 3 (23.1) | 1 (12.5) | 0.22 |
| Intermediate | 17 (41.5) | 11 (55.0) | 5 (38.5) | 1 (12.5) | |
| High | 18 (43.9) | 7 (35.0) | 5 (38.5) | 6 (75.0) | |
| Morbidity | |||||
| Positive | 12 (29.3) | 5 (25.0) | 3 (23.1) | 4 (50.0) | 0.35 |
| Negative | 29 (70.7) | 15 (75.0) | 10 (76.9) | 4 (50.0) | |
| Mortality | |||||
| Positive | 5 (12.2) | 1 (5.0) | 2 (15.4) | 2 (25.0) | 0.31 |
| Negative | 36 (87.8) | 19 (95.0) | 11 (84.6) | 6 (75.0) | |
HPF = high-power field.
↵* Unless otherwise indicated.