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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2010; 16(41): 5252-5256
Published online Nov 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i41.5252
Table 4 Incidence of lymph node metastasis in our patients fulfilled the criteria used in endoscopic treatment for early gastric cancer in Japan
CriteriaPatient number with lymph node metastasis/total patientIncidence (%)
Non-ulcerated, differentiated, intramucosal tumor without lymphovascular invasion, ≤ 2 cm0/420
Non-ulcerated, differentiated, intramucosal tumor without lymphovascular invasion, any size0/770
Ulcerated, intramucosal tumor, without lymphovascular invasion, ≤ 3 cm0/780
Non-ulcerated, undifferentiated intramucosal tumor without lymphovascular invasion, ≤ 2 cm3/358.6