Table 2: The results of the endoscopic submucosal dissection. Abbreviations: SM1: tumor invading the SM up to 200 μm; SM2: tumor invading the SM more than 200 μm.
Total
(n = 23)
Mean resected specimen length, cm 4.6 (1.5–9.5)
En block resection 23 (100%)
En block plus R0 resection 19 (82.6%)
Positive horizontal margins 0
Positive vertical margins 4 (17.4%)
The depth of tumor invasion
SM1 4 (17.4%)
SM2 19 (82.6%)
Mean depth of SM invasion, mm (range) 0.79 (0.1-1.6)
Histological grading
G1 0
G2 9 (39.1%)
G3 14 (60.9%)
Presence of lymphovascular invasion 4 (17.4%)