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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 14, 2025; 31(38): 110557
Published online Oct 14, 2025. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v31.i38.110557
Published online Oct 14, 2025. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v31.i38.110557
Table 1 Clinical and endoscopic features of differentially differentiated esophageal mucosal tumors, n (%)
| LGIN (n = 71) | HGIN (n = 97) | Early cancer (n = 65) | Superficial cancer (n = 31) | P value | |
| Gender | 0.818 | ||||
| Male | 53 (74.6) | 71 (73.2) | 44 (67.7) | 22 (71.0) | |
| Female | 18 (25.4) | 26 (26.8) | 21 (32.3) | 9 (29.0) | |
| Age (years) | 61.34 ± 6.94 | 62.8 ± 8.10 | 62.91 ± 7.66 | 61.84 ± 9.06 | 0.578 |
| Comorbidities | |||||
| Diabetes | 8 (11.3) | 10 (10.3) | 6 (9.2) | 1 (3.2) | 0.676 |
| Hypertension | 20 (28.2) | 24 (24.7) | 20 (30.8) | 6 (19.4) | 0.642 |
| Cardiovascular disease | 10 (14.1) | 14 (14.4) | 7 (10.8) | 3 (9.7) | 0.873 |
| Liver cirrhosis | 8 (11.3) | 3 (3.1) | 5 (7.7) | 1 (3.2) | 0.167 |
| Respiratory diseases | 7 (9.9) | 13 (13.4) | 6 (9.2) | 8 (25.8) | 0.141 |
| Gastroesophageal reflux disease | 38 (31.7) | 46 (38.3) | 26 (40.0) | 10 (32.3) | 0.174 |
| Barrett's esophagus | 3 (4.2) | 3 (3.1) | 4 (6.2) | 0 (0) | 0.575 |
| Atrophic gastritis | 49 (69.0) | 64 (66.0) | 43 (66.2) | 23 (74.2) | 0.836 |
| Hiatal hernia | 5 (7.0) | 2 (2.1) | 2 (3.1) | 0 (0) | 0.315 |
| Previous tumor history | 7 (9.9) | 12 (12.4) | 8 (12.3) | 4 (12.9) | 0.943 |
| Previous esophageal cancer history | 1 (1.4) | 3 (3.1) | 0 (0) | 2 (6.5) | 0.195 |
| Smoking history | 28 (39.4) | 48 (49.5) | 31 (47.7) | 19 (61.3) | 0.225 |
| Alcohol history | 22 (31.0) | 32 (33.0) | 13 (20.0) | 13 (41.9) | 0.133 |
| Family history | 17 (23.9) | 12 (12.4) | 5 (7.7) | 5 (16.1) | 0.055 |
| Accompanying symptoms | |||||
| Dysphagia | 9 (12.7) | 13 (13.4) | 9 (13.8) | 8 (25.8) | 0.392 |
| Retrosternal pain | 16 (22.5) | 26 (26.8) | 10 (15.4) | 9 (29.0) | 0.314 |
| Weight loss | 10 (14.1) | 12 (12.4) | 8 (12.3) | 2 (6.5) | 0.716 |
| Other | 40 (56.3) | 51 (52.6) | 41 (63.1) | 13 (41.9) | 0.248 |
| White light endoscopic | |||||
| Redness | 48 (67.6) | 72 (74.2) | 48 (73.8) | 21 (67.7) | 0.735 |
| Whitening | 11 (15.5) | 16 (16.5) | 9 (13.8) | 4 (12.9) | 0.973 |
| Roughness | 52 (73.2) | 82 (84.5) | 47 (72.3) | 25 (80.6) | 0.194 |
| Erosion | 6 (8.5)c | 16 (16.5) | 22 (33.8)a | 5 (16.1) | 0.002 |
| Nodule | 2 (2.8) | 7 (7.2) | 10 (15.4) | 5 (16.1) | 0.024 |
| White coating | 7 (9.9) | 13 (13.4) | 11 (16.9) | 3 (9.7) | 0.640 |
| Submucosal vascular blurring or loss | 1 (1.4)b,c | 18 (18.6)a | 9 (13.8)a | 3 (9.7) | 0.002 |
- Citation: Zhang YM, Zhu N, Chen MY, Li FL, Qin B, Jiang J, Wang SH, Wu J, Quan XJ, Wang CY, Zheng Y, Zou BC. Clinical features of early esophageal neoplastic lesions at different stages and efficacy and prognosis after endoscopic submucosal dissection. World J Gastroenterol 2025; 31(38): 110557
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- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v31.i38.110557