Brief Article
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2012; 18(39): 5595-5600
Published online Oct 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i39.5595
Table 1 Pathological results
Parametersn (%)
Mean tumor diameter4.09 ± 2.15 cm
Tumor diameter in negative margin (n = 22)3.80 ± 1.73 cm
Tumor diameter in positive margin (n = 2)7.25 cm
Histologic grade
Well-differentiated2 (8.3)
Moderately-differentiated17 (70.8)
Poorly-differentiated5 (20.8)
T stage
T23 (12.5)
T321 (87.5)
Lymph node metastasis
(+)17 (70.8)
(-)7 (29.2)
Vascular invasion
(+)12 (50)
(-)12 (50)
Lymphatic invasion
(+)15 (62.5)
(-)9 (37.5)
Perineural invasion
(+)21 (87.5)
(-)3 (12.5)
Tangential margin
(+)2 (8.3)
(-)22 (91.7)