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