Number of cases With no lymph With lymph  
nodes metastasis nodes metastasis χ2 P
%   %      
Age              
<60 147 123 83.7 24 16.3 0.051 0.882
≥ 60 124 105 84.7 19 15.3    
Gender              
Male 173 147 85.0 26 15.0 0.252 0.616
Female 98 81 82.7 17 17.3    
Location              
Upper 38 33 86.8 5 13.2 2.084 0.353
Middle 54 42 77.8 12 22.2    
Lower 179 153 85.5 26 14.5    
Tumor size              
<2 cm 111 105 94.6 6 5.4 44.449 <0.01
2~3 cm 96 86 89.6 10 10.4    
≥ 3 cm 64 37 57.8 27 42.2    
Goseki’s type              
I 27 25 92.6 2 7.4 2.089 0.352
II 194 163 84.0 31 16.0    
III 50 40 80.0 10 20.0    
WHO type              
Differentiated 137 123 89.8 14 10.2 6.621 <0.05
Undifferentiated 134 105 78.4 29 21.6    
Uler scar              
Yes 195 162 83.0 33 17.0 2.499 0.114
No 76 56 73.7 20 26.3    
Depth of              
invasion              
Mucosa 161 154 95.7 7 4.3 39.427 <0.01
Submucosa 110 74 67.3 36 32.7    
Table 1: Relation between clinicopathological factors of tumors and lymph nodes metastasis.