Table 1.

Univariate analysis of prognostic factors for gastric cancer patients with ovarian metastasis

Characteristicsn (%)1-year survival rate (%)3-year survival rate (%)Median survival period (months)χ2P
Age, years0.0040.952
 ≤5046 (73.0)55.830.613.1
 >5017 (27.0)44.719.110.3
Menstrual history0.0700.792
 Pre-menopausal41 (65.1)57.15.912.6
 Post-menopausal22 (34.9)42.318.110.4
Lymph node metastasis of gastric carcinoma3.0130.083
 N0-120 (31.7)72.616.812.9
 N2-343 (68.3)43.45.111.2
Interval between metastatic and primary foci (months)0.1590.690
 ≤621 (33.3)42.815.39.8
 >642 (66.7)56.88.513.3
Ovarian metastasis1.1070.293
 Unilateral9 (14.3)44.411.110.6
 Bilateral54 (85.7)54.311.511.5
Size of metastatic foci (cm)2.7850.095
 >1044 (69.8)56.911.512.8
 ≤1019 (30.2)36.509.6
Peritoneal seeding19.719<0.001
 Yes46 (73.0)34.708.5
 No17 (27.0)88.230.520.7
Histopathologic type of metastatic foci1.0100.604
 Signet ring cell carcinoma38 (60.3)50.019.910.5
 Tubular adenocarcinoma21 (33.3)57.9013.2
 Mucinous adenocarcinoma4 (6.4)50.0010.2
Vascular tumor thrombus of metastatic foci2.6760.049
 Yes28 (44.4)44.86.29.6
 No35 (55.6)65.216.313.1
Foci resection23.327<0.001
 Total resection20 (31.7)89.527.319.4
 Palliative resection43 (68.3)33.708.8
Therapeutic methods5.7720.016
 Surgery alone22 (34.9)40.009.8
 Surgery plus chemotherapy41 (65.1)59.815.515.2