Colorectal Cancer
Copyright ©2008The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Jan 14, 2008; 14(2): 211-217
Published online Jan 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.211
Table 5 Status of muscularis mucosae in relation to type V pit patterns, n (%)
Type V pit patternStatus of muscularis mucosae
DetectedPartially disappearedDisappeared
VI
Mildly irregular1104 (100)97 (93.2)6 (5.8)1 (1.0)
Severely irregulara98 (100)38 (38.8)31 (31.6)29 (29.6)
VNb67 (100)8 (11.9)59 (88.1)