ALB and neoplasm: In the primary cohort, significant factors included BMI, tumor size, differentiation, PNI, LVI, tumor location, Lauren typing, T stage, lymph node status, pathological staging, postoperative chemotherapy, Borrmann classification, carbohydrate antigen 19-9, albumin, hemoglobin, VFA in the lesser omentum (VFA-lesser omentum), VFA at maximum tumor level (VFA-maximum tumor), and VFA at L3 level (VFA-L3).