Table 3. Relationships between M-NBI diagnosis according to the VS classification system and histopathological diagnoses according to the revised VCL system for the biopsy group (n = 67).
Histological grade from ER specimens | Total | |||||
VCL category 3 | VCL category 4/5 | |||||
Diagnosis of M-NBI | Cancerous | 18 | (86 %) | 41 | (89 %) | 59 |
Non-malignant | 3 | (14 %) | 5 | (11 %) | 8 | |
Total | 21 | 46 | 67 |
M-NBI, magnifying endoscopy with narrow-band imaging; VS, vessel plus surface; ER, endoscopic resection; VCL, Vienna classification.