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Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Nov 16, 2025; 17(11): 110436
Published online Nov 16, 2025. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v17.i11.110436
Table 2 Baseline endoscopic and histopathological characteristics (n = 79), mean ± SD

n (%)
Baseline endoscopic characteristics:
Number of lesions
1/2/≥ 368 (86.1)/5 (6.3)/6 (7.6)
Mean size, mm31.9 ± 19.2
Location
    Cardia/fundus21 (26.6)
    Greater curvature18 (22.8)
    Lesser curvature8 (10.1)
    Antrum29 (36.7)
    Pylorus3 (3.8)
Gross morphology (Paris classification)
    0-Ip10 (12.7)
    0-Is17 (21.5)
    0-IIa22 (27.8)
    0-IIb2 (2.5)
    0-IIc6 (7.6)
    0-IIa+IIc20 (25.4)
    0-Is+IIc2 (2.5)
Color
    Reddish41 (51.9)
    Same as background mucosa20 (25.3)
    Ulcerated/erosive16 (20.3)
    Whitish2 (2.5)
Treatment
    EMR14 (17.7)
    ESD65 (82.3)
Histopathological characteristics:
Histological subtype
    Intestinal49 (62.0)
    Foveolar23 (29.1)
    Pyloric6 (7.6)
    Oxyntic1 (1.3)
Helicobacter pylori infection
    Negative56 (70.9)
    Past infection18 (22.8)
    Current infection4 (5.1)
Mean size of resected specimen, mm37.7 ± 34.3
Underlying stomach
    Normal11 (13.9)
    Atrophic gastritis39 (49.4)
    Intestinal metaplasia29 (36.7)
Worst histology
    LGD22 (27.8)
    HGD18 (22.8)
    Intramucosal adenocarcinoma (T1a)21 (26.6)
    Submucosal carcinoma (T1b)18 (22.8)
Resection completeness
    Histologically complete (R0)73 (92.4)
    Piecemeal5 (6.3)
    Failed endoscopic resection1 (1.3)


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