Proportion of esophageal keratinized area ≥ 30% reduces accuracy of preoperative endoscopic evaluation in early esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Nov 15, 2026; 18(11): 121634
Published online Nov 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.121634

Table 6 Pairwise comparison of evaluation accuracy for early esophageal squamous cell carcinoma with differences in extent of keratosis, n (%)

Variable	Evaluation accuracy		Total (n)	P value
Variable	(+)	(-)	Total (n)	P value
Keratosis area ≥ 30%	9 (52.94)	8 (47.06)	17	0.008
Nonkeratosis	64 (85.33)	11 (14.67)	75	0.008
Keratosis area ≥ 30%	9 (52.94)	8 (47.06)	17	0.061
Keratosis area < 30%	23 (79.31)	6 (20.69)	29	0.061
Keratosis area < 30%	23 (79.31)	6 (20.69)	29	0.653
Nonkeratosis	64 (85.33)	11 (14.67)	75	0.653

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Citation: Zhang YJ, Wen W, Li F, Yuan J, Zou DH, Shi HP, Liang C, Yang Y. Proportion of esophageal keratinized area ≥ 30% reduces accuracy of preoperative endoscopic evaluation in early esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2026; 18(11): 121634
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4251/wjgo.121634

Zhang YJ, Wen W, Li F, Yuan J, Zou DH, Shi HP, Liang C, Yang Y. Proportion of esophageal keratinized area ≥ 30% reduces accuracy of preoperative endoscopic evaluation in early esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2026; 18(11): 121634 [DOI: 10.4251/wjgo.121634]

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