Brief Article
Copyright ©2011 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2011; 17(8): 1051-1057
Published online Feb 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i8.1051
Table 1 Comparison of cancer characteristics between visible and invisible early gastric cancers
CharacteristicVisible EGC(n = 39)Invisible ECC (n = 71)P value at univariate analysisMultiple logistic regression analysis
P valueOdds ratio95% CI
Size (cm)3.59 ± 1.912.20 ± 1.37< 0.0010.0021.5731.185-2.088
Depth of invasion0.0010.0182.9231.201-7.116
Mucosa1754
Submucosa2217
Involved segment0.378
Upper 1/36
Middle 1/31428
Lower 1/31938
Type of histology0.862
Tubular adenocarcinoma, well differentiated1015
Tubular adenocarcinoma, moderately differentiated1421
Tubular adenocarcinoma, poorly differentiated817
Poorly differentiated carcinoma13
Signet ring cell carcinoma615
Gross morphology of tumor0.541
 I12
IIa87
IIb717
IIc2344
III01