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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2022; 28(15): 1548-1562
Published online Apr 21, 2022. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i15.1548
Published online Apr 21, 2022. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i15.1548
Table 1 Clinical and endoscopic features of the patients according to the presence of lymph node metastasis
| Variables | LNM- (n = 73) | LNM+ (n = 14) | P value |
| Age at diagnosis, yr (median, IQR) | 47.0 (41.0-52.0) | 43.5 (37.0-51.0) | 0.276 |
| Lesion size, cm (median, IQR) | 1.5 (1.2-1.7) | 1.5 (1.3-1.8) | 0.485 |
| Male, n (%) | 25 (34.2) | 4 (28.6) | 0.918 |
| Longitudinal location, n (%) | 0.269 | ||
| Upper | 4 (5.5) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Middle | 22 (30.1) | 2 (14.3) | |
| Lower | 47 (64.4) | 12 (85.7) | |
| Cross-sectional circumference, n (%) | 0.421 | ||
| Anterior wall | 16 (21.9) | 6 (42.9) | |
| Great curvature | 16 (21.9) | 2 (14.3) | |
| Posterior wall | 23 (31.5) | 3 (21.4) | |
| Lesser curvature | 18 (24.7) | 3 (21.4) | |
| Gross type, n (%) | 0.440 | ||
| Depressed | 42 (57.5) | 10 (71.4) | |
| Flat | 25 (34.2) | 4 (28.6) | |
| Elevated | 6 (8.2) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Number of retrieved LNs (median, IQR) | 30.0 (25.0-37.0) | 30.5 (25.5-37.0) | 0.862 |
| Endoscopic appearances, n (%) | |||
| Exudate | 6 (8.2) | 1 (7.1) | > 0.999 |
| Endoscopic ulcer | 30 (41.1) | 7 (50.0) | 0.747 |
| Converging fold | 11 (15.1) | 1 (7.1) | 0.715 |
| Tumor island | 14 (19.2) | 3 (21.4) | > 0.999 |
- Citation: Yoon J, Yoo SY, Park YS, Choi KD, Kim BS, Yoo MW, Lee IS, Yook JH, Kim GH, Na HK, Ahn JY, Lee JH, Jung KW, Kim DH, Song HJ, Lee GH, Jung HY. Reevaluation of the expanded indications in undifferentiated early gastric cancer for endoscopic submucosal dissection. World J Gastroenterol 2022; 28(15): 1548-1562
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v28/i15/1548.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v28.i15.1548