Retrospective Study
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Aug 27, 2025; 17(8): 107230
Published online Aug 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i8.107230
Table 1 Clinical and pathological characteristics of different endoscopic subtypes of lateral developing tumors at 456 locations
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LST-NG-F (n = 109)
LST-NG-PD (n = 58)
IST-G H (n = 27)
LST GM (n = 262)
Lesion size
    1-2 cm93 45 15 117
    > 2-3 cm13 8 5 70
    > 3-4 cm1 5 2 30
    > 4-5 cm2 0 2 26
    > 5 cm0 0 3 19
Location of lesion
    Rectum8 5 3 99
    Sigmoid colon10 8 0 22
    Descending colon10 7 1 8
    Transverse colon48 21 4 36
    Ascending colon28 13 9 62
    Cecum5 4 10 35
Pathologic diagnosis
    LGIN62 12 8 37
    HGIEN44 24 14 139
    Mucosal layer cancer2 12 4 64
    Submucosal carcinoma1 10 22
Table 2 Univariate logistic regression analysis of risk factors for malignant transformation of colorectal lateral developing tumors, n (%)
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Non cancerous group (n = 340)
Cancer group (n = 116)
χ2 value
P value
Gender3.706 0.054
    Male173 (50.9)71 (61.2)
    Female167 (49.1)45 (38.8)
Age1.820 0.177
    ≤ 64 180 (52.9)53 (45.7)
    > 64 160 (47.1)63 (54.3)
Disease size45.072 < 0.001
    ≤ 2 cm232 (68.2)38 (32.8)
    > 2 cm108 (31.8)78 (67.2)
Location of lesion51.821 < 0.001
    Cecum50 (14.7)4 (3.4)
    Ascending colon89 (26.2)23 (19.8)
    Transverse colon94 (27.6)15 (12.9)
    Descending colon20 (5.9)6 (5.2)
    Sigmoid colon28 (8.2)12 (10.3)
    Rectum59 (17.4)56 (48.3)
Endoscopic classification42.566 < 0.001
    LST-NG-F106 (31.2)3 (2.6)
    LST-NG-PD36 (10.6)22 (19.0)
    LST-G-H22 (6.5)5 (4.3)
    LST-G-M176 (51.8)86 (74.1)
Accompanied by large nodules91.969 < 0.001
    No316 (92.9)63 (54.3)
    Yes24 (7.1)53 (45.7)
Accompanied by other adenomas0.003 0.959
    No77 (22.6)26 (22.4)
    Yes263 (77.4)116 (77.6)
Table 3 Multivariate logistic regression analysis of risk factors for malignant transformation of colorectal lateral developing tumors
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β value
Wald
OR (95%CI)
P value
Gender
    Male1
    Female-0.3031.172 0.738 (0.426-1.279)0.279
Lesion size
    ≤ 2 cm1
    > 2 cm1.232 8.182 3.427 (1.474-7.968)0.004
Location of lesion
    Transverse colon1
    Cecum-1.224 3.583 0.294 (0.083-1.044)0.058
    Ascending colon0.573 1.866 1.773 (0.780-4.032)0.172
    Descending colon0.380 0.369 1.463 (0.429-4.984)0.543
    Sigmoid colon0.846 2.729 2.329 (0.854-6.352)0.099
    Rectum0.930 4.849 2.534 (1.108-5.799)0.028
Accompanied by large nodules
    No1
    Yes1.943 30.551 6.979 (3.504-13.900)< 0.001
Endoscopic classification
    LST-NG-F1
    LST-NG-PD3.053 21.075 21.186 (5.864-76.544)< 0.001
    LST-G-H2.204 7.555 9.064 (1.882-43.650)0.006
    LST-G-M1.627 6.447 5.086 (1.449-17.852)0.011
Table 4 Univariate logistic regression analysis of risk factors for submucosal infiltration in lateral developmental colorectal tumors, n (%)
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Non submucosal infiltration group (n = 422)
Submucosal infiltration group (n = 34)
χ2
P value
Gender,2.952 0.086
    Male221 (52.4)23 (67.6)
    Female201 (47.6)11 (32.4)
Age0.240 0.624
    ≤ 64 217 (51.4)16 (47.1)
    > 64205 (48.6)18 (52.9)
Disease size3.465 0.063
    ≤ 2 cm255 (60.4)15 (44.1)
    > 2 cm167 (39.6)19 (55.9)
Location of lesion14.281 0.014
    Cecum54 (12.8)0 (0.0)
    Ascending colon104 (24.6)8 (23.5)
    Transverse colon104 (24.6)5 (14.7)
    Descending colon24 (5.7)2 (5.9)
    Sigmoid colon35 (8.3)5 (14.7)
    Rectum101 (23.9)14 (41.2)
Endoscopic classification17.584 0.001
    LST-NG-F108 (25.6)1 (2.9)
    LST-NG-PD48 (11.4)10 (29.4)
    LST-G-H26 (6.2)1 (2.9)
    LST-G-M240 (56.9)22 (64.7)
Accompanied by large nodules52.724 < 0.001
    No366 (86.7)13 (38.2)
    Yes56 (13.3)21 (61.8)
Accompanied by other polyps0.513 0.474
    No97 (23.0)6 (17.6)
    Yes325 (77.0)28 (82.4)
Table 5 Multivariate logistic regression analysis of risk factors for submucosal infiltration in colorectal lateral developing tumors
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β value
Wald
OR value (95%CI)
P value
Location of lesion
Transverse colon1
    Cecum-18.416 0.000 0 0.997
    Ascending colon0.799 1.462 2.224 (0.593-3.697)0.227
    Descending colon0.213 0.051 1.237 (0.387-5.797)0.821
    Sigmoid colon0.846 1.250 2.330 (0.662-6.322)0.264
    Rectum-0.420 0.350 0.657 (0.163-2.642)0.554
Accompanied by large nodules
    No1
    Yes4.643 18.197 103.873 (12.303-877.016)< 0.001
Endoscopic classification
    LST-NG-F1
    LST-NG-PD3.146 8.640 23.234 (2.837-64.408)0.003
    LST-G-H1.750 1.441 5.756 (1.304-49.870)0.230
    LST-G-M-0.594 0.174 0.552 (0.034-8.991)0.676