Correct staging of submucosal carcinomas by high resolution endoscopic ultrasonography (HR-EUS) and HR-endoscopy (HR-E) in relation to the different submucosal types (sm1, sm2, and sm3)
| Submucosal type | HR-EUS | HR-E | Total (n = 25) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Correct | Not correct | Correct | Not correct | ||
| sm1, first submucosal layer; sm2, second submucosal layer; sm3, third submucosal layer. | |||||
| sm1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| sm2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| sm3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Total | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 25 |