Table 3.
Pathological evaluation using NICE classification
| NICE classification | Non-neoplastic | Adenoma (low/high) | Invasive cancer |
| Diminutive/small | Diminutive/small | Diminutive/small | |
| NICE 1 | 42/12 | 11 (11/0)/9 (9/0) | 0/0 |
| NICE 2 | 63/6 | 564 (546/18)/169 (145/24) | 0/0 |
| NICE 3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 |
NICE: NBI international colorectal endoscopic; Diminutive: 1-5 mm in diameter; Small: 6-9 mm in diameter.