Table 1.
Summary of clinicopathologic features and treatment outcome in 15 patients underwent endoscopic resection using band ligation for esophageal submucosal layer tumor
| No. | Gender | Age (yr) | Pathology | Symptoms | Location | Procedure time (min) | Complication | Minor complication | Size (mm) | En bloc resection | Margin status | Follow-up (mo) | Outcomes |
| 1 | M | 54 | GCP | None | Middle | 10 | No | Chest pain | 8 | Yes | LM (-)/VM (+) | 64 | No recur |
| 2 | F | 52 | GCP | None | Upper | 4 | No | No | 7 | Yes | LM (-)/VM (-) | 46 | No recur |
| 3 | M | 44 | GCP | Reflux | Lower | 7 | No | No | 8 | Yes | LM (-)/VM (-) | 41 | No recur |
| 4 | M | 52 | Lipoma | None | Lower | 17 | No | No | 7 | Yes | LM (-)/VM (-) | 41 | No recur |
| 5 | F | 31 | Leiomyoma | None | Upper | 7 | No | Hot burn | 13 | Yes | LM (-)/VM (-) | 25 | No recur |
| 6 | M | 46 | GCP | Heartburn | Middle | 10 | No | Chest pain | 7 | Yes | LM (-)/VM (-) | 20 | No recur |
| 7 | M | 57 | GCP | None | Lower | 8 | No | Chest pain | 7 | Yes | LM (-)/VM (-) | 17 | No recur |
| 8 | F | 42 | GCP | Epigastric pain | Upper | 8 | No | No | 2 | Yes | LM (-)/VM (-) | 17 | No recur |
| 9 | F | 46 | GCP | None | Upper | 10 | No | No | 9 | Yes | LM (-)/VM (-) | 12 | No recur |
| 10 | M | 58 | GCP | Epigastric pain | Middle | 15 | No | No | 4 | Yes | LM (-)/VM (-) | 5 | No recur |
| 11 | F | 48 | GCP | Globus | Lower | 9 | No | No | 12 | Yes | LM (-)/VM (-) | 43 | No recur |
| 12 | F | 44 | Leiomyoma | None | Middle | 5 | No | No | 6 | Yes | LM (-)/VM (-) | 43 | No recur |
| 13 | F | 70 | Leiomyoma | None | Middle | 5 | No | No | 7 | Yes | LM (-)/VM (-) | 45 | No recur |
| 14 | F | 46 | GCP | None | Lower | 12 | No | No | 1 | Yes | LM (-)/VM (-) | 12 | No recur |
| 15 | F | 65 | Leiomyoma | None | Upper | 6 | No | Hot burn | 6 | Yes | LM (-)/VM (-) | 45 | No recur |
GCP: Granular cell tumor; LM: Lateral margin; VM: Vertical margin.