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World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2014; 20(20): 6322-6328
Published online May 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i20.6322
Published online May 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i20.6322
Table 4 Accuracy of endosonographic assessment of lymph node metastasis in superficial esophageal carcinoma, according to clinicopathologic characteristics
| Characteristics | No. of accurately assessed lesions | Pvalue |
| Location | 0.137 | |
| Upper esophagus | 15/16 | |
| Mid-esophagus | 43/54 | |
| Lower esophagus | 22/23 | |
| Histologic type | 1.000 | |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 75/88 | |
| Adenocarcinoma | 2/2 | |
| Neuroendocrine carcinoma | 3/3 | |
| Differentiation degree | 0.182 | |
| Well differentiated | 24/25 | |
| Moderately differentiated | 48/58 | |
| Poorly differentiated | 8/10 | |
| Macroscopic shape | 0.225 | |
| Elevated | 47/58 | |
| Flat | 22/23 | |
| Depressed | 11/12 | |
| Circumferential spread | 0.356 | |
| < 1/4 | 25/28 | |
| 1/4-2/4 | 28/31 | |
| 2/4-3/4 | 14/16 | |
| ≥ 3/4 | 13/18 | |
| Tumor size (cm) | 0.769 | |
| < 3 | 47/54 | |
| ≥ 3 | 33/39 |
- Citation: Jung JI, Kim GH, I H, Park DY, Kim TK, Cho YH, Sung YW, Choi MK, Lee BE, Song GA. Clinicopathologic factors influencing the accuracy of EUS for superficial esophageal carcinoma. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(20): 6322-6328
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i20/6322.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i20.6322