Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Gastroenterol. Nov 28, 2015; 21(44): 12635-12643
Published online Nov 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i44.12635
Table 1 Clinicopathological findings of 4943 early gastric cancer patients undergoing endoscopic submucosal dissection
Clinicopathological findingn (%)
Age (yr)
median (range)69 (27-96)
< 702608 (52.8)
≥ 702335 (47.2)
Sex
Male3930 (80.0)
Female1013 (20.0)
Chronological periods
1st period: 1999-20052285 (46.2)
2nd period: 2006-20122658 (53.8)
Clinical indications
Absolute indications2884 (58.3)
Expanded indications1737 (35.1)
Locally recurrent EGC141 (2.9)
Outside indications181 (3.7)
Stomach status
Normal stomach4704 (95.2)
Remnant stomach152 (3.1)
Gastric tube87 (1.7)
Location
Upper904 (18.3)
Middle2100 (42.5)
Lower1939 (39.2)
Circumference
Greater curvature807 (16.3)
Lesser curvature2005 (40.6)
Anterior wall963 (19.5)
Posterior wall1168 (23.6)
Size (mm)
median (range)15 (0.4-120)
≤ 203457 (69.9)
> 201486 (30.1)
Depth of invasion
M4075 (82.4)
SM868 (17.6)
Ulceration
Absent4073 (82.4)
Present870 (17.6)
Histological type
Differentiated4581 (92.7)
Undifferentiated362 (7.3)
Type of resection
En bloc resection4859 (98.3)
Piecemeal resection84 (1.7)
Procedure time (h)
mean ± SD1.4 ± 1.1
< 23811 (77.1)
≥ 21132 (22.9)