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. 2014 Oct 29;3(1):E39–E45. doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1390762

Table 7. Reasons for no curative resection and incidence of additional operations.

Reason for no curative resection Number of patients Additional surgical operation
Positive margin 9 6
Invasion ≥ SM2 5 4
Invasion of lymph duct 3 2
SM1 and (size > 30 mm or UL( + )) 2 2
Undifferentiated-type and size > 20 mm 1 0
Total 20 (13.9 %) 14 (9.7 %)

SM1, tumor invasion to submucosa ( < 500 μm); SM2; tumor invasion to submucosa ( ≥ 500 μm); UL( + ), with ulcerative findings.