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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2013; 19(9): 1424-1437
Published online Mar 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i9.1424
Table 6 Number of patients with lymph node metastasis and lymphatic and vascular invasion according to the depth of tumor in the submucosal layer
Patients with diseases
Lymph node metastasis
sm (38 studies: n = 2149)1sm1 (n = 308)sm2 (n = 349)sm3 (n = 624)
SCCADCSCCADCSCCADCSCCADC
793/1779 (45%)95/370 (26%)60/224 (27%)8/84 (10%)107/296 (36%)11/53 (21%)301/544 (55%)39/80 (49%)
Lymphovascular invasion
sm (n = 1286)1sm1 (n = 134)sm2 (n = 150)sm3 (n = 209)
627/1090 (56%)76/196 (39%)58/111 (52%)2/23 (9%)88/135 (65%)4/15 (27%)118/184 (64%)19/25 (76%)
Microvascular invasion
sm (n = 1194)1sm1 (n = 104)sm2 (n = 185)sm3 (n = 251)
468/1161 (40%)6/33 (18%)19/97 (20%)1/7 (14%)67/183 (37%)0/2 (0%)114/239 (48%)0/12 (0%)