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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients and tumors

From: Comparison between endoscopic mucosal resection with a cap and endoscopic submucosal dissection for rectal neuroendocrine tumors

 

EMR-c

ESD

p-value

Patient characteristics

 Patient number, n (%)

76

46

 

 Age, years

  Mean ± SD

52.39 ± 11.958

51.37 ± 10.186

0.629

 Gender, n (%)

  Male

47 (61.84)

24 (52.17)

 

  Female

29 (38.16)

22 (47.83)

0.345

 With single/multiple lesions, n (%)

  Single

72 (94.74)

44 (95.65)

 

  Multiple

4 (5.26)

2 (4.35)

1.000

Lesion characteristics

 Lesion number, n (%)

80

48

 

 Lesion size, mm

  Mean ± SD

6.988 ± 2.357

6.438 ± 1.988

0.179

 Lesion size group, n (%)

  < 8 mm

46 (57.50)

29 (60.62)

 

  ≥ 8 mm

34 (42.50)

19 (39.58)

0.853

 Location group, n (%)

  Upper rectum

4 (5.00)

1 (2.08)

 

  Middle rectum

50 (62.5)

24 (50.00)

 

  Lower rectum

26 (32.5)

23 (47.82)

0.223

 Histopathological grade, n (%)

  G 1

62 (93.94)

42 (89.36)

 

  G 2

4 (6.06)

5 (10.64)

0.486

  1. EMR-c endoscopic mucosal resection with a cap, ESD endoscopic submucosal dissection