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Table 1 Frequency of pathologic factors in biopsies from patients with intramucosal carcinomas (IMC) and carcinomas with submucosa invasion (SMiGC)

From: Poorly differentiated component in gastric pinch biopsies predicts submucosal invasion

Histologic features

SMiGCs (%) N = 60

IMCs (%) N = 58

P value

WHO histologic grade

   

  Well

24 (40)

27 (46.5)

0.4472

  Moderate

34 (56.7)

31 (53.5)

  Poor

2 (3.3)

0

Microscopic ulcer

26 (43.3)

17 (29.3)

0.1291

Poorly differentiated tumor

22 (36.7)

3 (5.2)

<0.0001

Islands of muscularis mucosa

10 (16.7)

0

0.0013

Cribriform pattern

10 (16.7)

1 (1.7)

0.0084

Papillary features

14 (23.3)

3 (5.2)

0.0074

Desmoplastic reaction

24 (40)

11 (19)

0.0157

Intraglandular eosinophilic necrotic debris

24 (40)

4 (6.9)

<0.0001