Table 1.
The clinicopathological characteristics of subjects.
| Patients' characteristics (n = 208) | |
|---|---|
| Male/Female, n (%) | 147 (70.7)/61 (29.3) |
| Age, median (range) (years) | 63 (32–84) |
| BMI, mean ± SD (Kg/m2) | 24.0 ± 3.2 |
| Lesion characteristics (n = 211) | N (%) |
| Location | |
| Cardia/fundus | 36 (17.1) |
| Body | 45 (21.3) |
| Angle | 32 (15.2) |
| Antrum | 98 (46.4) |
| Tumor diameter* | |
| Median (range) cm | 2.0 (0.4–10.0) |
| ≤ 2.0 cm | 98 (46.6) |
| >2.0 cm | 105 (49.8) |
| Macroscopic type | |
| 0–I | 9 (4.3) |
| 0–II | 158 (74.9) |
| 0–III | 44 (20.9) |
| Ulcer/Scar | |
| Positive | 57 (27.0) |
| Negative | 154 (73.0) |
| Surface roughness | |
| Positive | 200 (94.8) |
| Negative | 11 (5.2) |
| White fur | |
| Negative | 127 (60.2) |
| Mediate | 46 (21.8) |
| Much | 38 (18.0) |
| Pathologic depth | |
| M | 149 (70.6) |
| SM | 62 (29.4) |
| Histology | |
| Differentiated | 161 (76.3) |
| tub1/tub2/pap | 118 (55.9)/34 (11.1)/9 (4.3) |
| Undifferentiated | 50 (23.7) |
| por/sig/muc | 14 (6.6)/32 (15.2)/4 (1.9) |
| EUS type | |
| US-probe | 160 (75.8) |
| US-endoscope | 51 (24.2) |
| Resection method | |
| ESD | 131 (62.1) |
| Surgery after ESD | 20 (9.5) |
| Surgery | 60 (28.4) |
| Indications** | |
| Absolute indication | 80 (37.9) |
| Expanded indication | 52 (24.6) |
| Out of indication | 74 (35.1) |
*
Missing data in 8 patients (3.8%).
**
Missing data in 5 patients (2.4%).
BMI, body mass index; SD, standard deviation; ESD, endoscopic submucosal dissection; EUS, endoscopic ultrasonography; cm, centimeter; M, mucosal; SM, submucosal; tub1, well-differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma; tub2, moderately differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma; pap, papillary adenocarcinoma; por, poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma; sig, signet ring cell carcinoma; muc, mucinous cell carcinoma.