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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 21, 2026; 32(7): 116463
Published online Feb 21, 2026. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v32.i7.116463
Published online Feb 21, 2026. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v32.i7.116463
Table 3 Factors associated with overestimation of Tis/T1a early gastric cancer by endoscopic ultrasonography, n (%)
| Accuracy (n = 33) | Overestimation (n = 47) | P value | |
| Age, year | |||
| < 50 | 6 (18.18) | 19 (40.43) | 0.035 |
| ≥ 50 | 27 (81.82) | 28 (59.57) | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 13 (39.39) | 24 (51.06) | 0.365 |
| Female | 20 (60.61) | 23 (48.94) | |
| BMI, kg/m2 | |||
| < 24 | 23 (69.70) | 38 (80.85) | 0.249 |
| ≥ 24 | 10 (30.30) | 9 (19.15) | |
| Size, cm | |||
| < 3 | 22 (66.67) | 31 (65.96) | 0.947 |
| ≥ 3 | 11 (33.33) | 16 (34.04) | |
| Ulcer finding | |||
| Absent | 15 (45.45) | 5 (10.64) | < 0.001 |
| Present | 18 (55.55) | 42 (89.36) | |
| Location | |||
| Upper | 3 (9.09) | 3 (6.38) | 0.626 |
| Middle | 12 (36.36) | 13 (27.66) | |
| Lower | 8 (24.24) | 31 (65.96) | |
| Differentiation | |||
| Well/moderate | 14 (42.42) | 21 (44.68) | 1.000 |
| Poorly | 19 (57.58) | 26 (55.31) |
- Citation: Qiao XY, Li ZH, Lin SY, Wen G. Endoscopic ultrasound in early gastric cancer: Diagnostic accuracy and Tis/T1a lesion over staging risks. World J Gastroenterol 2026; 32(7): 116463
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v32/i7/116463.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v32.i7.116463