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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2009; 15(19): 2351-2356
Published online May 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2351
Table 1 Relationship between the histopathologic diagnoses of cold biopsy specimens using the revised Vienna Classification and the depth of invasion in resected specimens of the same lesions
Invasion depth1The revised Vienna Classification
Total (%)
C1C2C3C4.1C4.2C4.3C4.4C5
Non-N200000002 (1.1)
LGIN00120000012 (6.7)
HGIN00162102021 (11.7)
Submucosa0021038418 (10.1)
MP or beyond2110643082126 (70.4)
Total (%)4 (2.2)1 (0.6)31 (17.3)57 (31.8)86 (48.0)179 (100)
Table 2 Relationship between the histopathologic diagnoses of cold biopsy specimens using the Japanese Group Classification and the depth of invasion in resected specimens of the same lesions
Invasion depth1The Japanese Group Classification
Total (%)
G1G2G3G4G5
Non-N200002 (1.1)
LGIN00120012 (6.7)
HGIN00162321 (11.7)
Submucosa00211518 (10.1)
MP or beyond2110122126 (70.4)
Total (%)4 (2.2)1 (0.6)31 (17.3)3 (1.7)140 (78.2)179 (100)