Letter to the Editor
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2024.
World J Gastroenterol. Feb 21, 2024; 30(7): 774-778
Published online Feb 21, 2024. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v30.i7.774
Table 1 The characteristics of 84 lesions with rectal neuroendocrine neoplasms

Total
Number84
Age (yr)44.6 ± 13.4
Gender (male, %)60.0 (45/79)
Lesion size (mm)7.9 ± 3.2
R0 resection (%)86.9 (73/84)
Vascular invasion (%)1.2 (1/84)
Histologic grade (%)
G189.3 (75/84)
G210.7 (9/84)
Depth of invasion (%)
Mucosa7.1 (6/84)
Submucosa92.9 (78/84)
Table 2 Findings of histology and endoscopic ultrasonography-based diagnosis of 108 rectal subepithelial lesions
EUS diagnosis
Histology diagnosis
Total
NENs
Non-NENs
NENs841195
Non-NENs11213
Total8523108
Table 3 Comparison of invasion depth for rectal neuroendocrine neoplasms via endoscopic ultrasonography and histology
EUS assessment
Histology diagnosis
Total
Mucosa
Submucosa
The 2th layer5510
The 3th layer17374
Total67884