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Copyright ©2005 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2005; 11(43): 6863-6866
Published online Nov 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i43.6863
Table 1 Correlations between clinicopathological characteristics and the presence or absence of lymphoid follicles
LF1 present (%)LF absent (%)P
Total cases1 031280 (27.2)51 (72.8)
Gender
Male766191 (24.9)575 (75.1)
Female26589 (33.6)176 (66.4)0.0064
Location
Right - sided colon24579 (32.2)166 (67.8)
Left - sided colon786201 (25.6)585 (74.4)0.0403
Size (mean)(mm)
Depressed + Flat10.3 ± 3.413.9 ± 6.38.5 ± 5.3
Protruding14.1 ± 9.617.9 ± 12.012.8 ± 8.30.0095
Macroscopic type
Depressed + Flat21775 (34.6)142 (65.4)
Protruding814205 (25.2)609 (74.8)0.0133
Histology
Intramucosal neoplasias903224 (24.8)679 (75.2)
Submucosal cancer12856 (43.8)72 (56.2)<0.0001