Review
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Gastroenterol. Jul 7, 2015; 21(25): 7659-7671
Published online Jul 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i25.7659
Table 4 Morphologic features of favorable and unfavorable T1 rectal cancers
Favorable/low riskUnfavorable/high risk
Well differentiated (G1-G2)Poorly differentiated (G3)
SM 1SM 2-3
Size < 3 cmSize > 3 cm
< 40% wall circumferences> 40% wall circumferences
No lymphovascular invasionLymphovascular invasion
No tumor buddingTumor budding
No perineural invasionPerineural invasion
No lymphocitic infiltrationLymphocitic infiltration