Preoperative clinical-imaging nomogram for peritoneal metastasis in gastric cancer: a retrospective cohort study.

BMC Gastroenterol · 2026 · PMC13181959 · PMID 41963816

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did not reach statistical significanceP = 0.077so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

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Of note, although cT stage—particularly T4a—is widely recognized as a strong predictor of peritoneal metastasis, in our univariate analysis it did not reach statistical significance ( P = 0.077), despite a numerical trend toward higher metastasis rates in cT4 patients.

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