EUS area of the tumour according to depth of tumour invasion and perioesophageal lymph node metastasis
| EUS area of the tumour (mm2) | |
| Depth of tumour invasion | |
| pM (n=19) | 10.6 (2.9)4-150 4-151 |
| pSM (n=34) | 72.7 (10.9)4-150 4-151 |
| pMP (n=18) | 250.2 (21.9)4-150 4-152 4-153 |
| pAd+Adj (n=42) | 336.6 (23.2)4-151 4-152 4-153 |
| Perioesophageal lymph node metastasis | |
| pN (+) (n=54) | 271.9 (23.9) |
| pN (−) (n=48) | 136.1 (18.3)4-165 |
p, pathological findings; M, tumour invades mucosa; SM, tumour invades submucosa; MP, tumour invades the musclaris propria; Ad+Adj, tumour invades adventitia or adjacent structures; N, lymph node metastasis
↵4-150 p<0.05 compared with pAd+Adj;
↵4-151 p<0.05 compared with pMP;
↵4-152 p<0.05 compared with pSM;
↵4-153 p<0.05 compared with pM.
↵4-165 p <0.001 compared with pN (+).
Values are mean (SEM).