Table 3.
Clinicopathological characteristics.
| GASTRIC LESIONS | ESOPHAGEAL LESIONS | |
|---|---|---|
| Patients/lesions | 15/16 | 5/6 |
| Mean age (range) | 67.1 (32–81) | 50.8 (48–55) |
| Male, n (%) | 12 (80%) | 4 (80%) |
| LOCATION, N | ||
| Antrum, body, cardia, angular incisure | 8, 4, 3,1 | |
| Middle, distal part | 4, 2 | |
| Lesion size, median (range), mm | 16.2 (0.6 – 3.5) | 17.8 (6–30) |
| MACROSCOPIC TYPE, N | ||
| IIa + IIc, IIa, IIc, IIb, IIa | 8, 4, 4, 0, 0 | 0, 0, 0, 5, 1 |
| Procedure times, median (range), min | 85 (20–150) | 78 (20–150) |
| En-block resection, n (%) | 13 (81.2%) | 5 (83.3%) |
| DEPTH OF INVASION | ||
| M1, M2, M3, Sm1, Sm2 | 0, 5, 8, 2, 1 | 3, 1, 1, 1, 0 |
| Lateral margins compromised, n (%) | 3 (18.7%) | 0 |
| HISTOLOGIC TYPE, N (%) | ||
| Well-differentiated adenocarcinoma | 13 (81.2%), | 0 |
| Undifferentiated adenocarcinoma | 3 (18.7%) | 0 |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 0 | 6 |
| COMPLICATIONS, N | ||
| Immediate bleeding, later bleeding, stenosis | 0, 0, 0 | 0, 0, 0 |
| Perforations, pneumomediastinum | 0, 0 | 0, 2 |
| Mortality | 0 | 0 |