From: Poorly differentiated component in gastric pinch biopsies predicts submucosal invasion
Histologic features | SMiGCs (%) N = 60 | IMCs (%) N = 58 | P value |
---|---|---|---|
WHO histologic grade | Â | Â | Â |
  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 |