Table 2 Basic characteristics and oncological characteristics of patients according to NIH classification.

From: Follow-up analysis and research of very low-risk and low-risk gastrointestinal stromal tumors after endoscopic resection

 

Overall (532)

Very low (460)

Low (72)

Age (years), mean (SD)

55.50 (9.55)

55.43 (9.40)

55.90 (10.53)

Sex (%)

   

Male

179 (33.6)

148 (32.2)

31 (43.1)

Female

353 (66.4)

312 (67.8)

41 (56.9)

Tumor site (%)

   

Esophagus

2 (0.4)

1 (0.2)

1 (1.4)

Cardia/Gastric fundus

313 (58.8)

280 (60.9)

33 (45.8)

Gastric body/angle/antrum

206 (38.7)

172 (37.4)

34 (47.2)

duodenum

7 (1.3)

6 (1.3)

1 (1.4)

rectum

4 (0.8)

1 (0.2)

3 (4.2)

Tumor size (cm) (median [IQR])

1.00 [0.70, 1.50]

1.00 [0.70, 1.40]

2.50 [2.28, 3.00]

Ulceration (%)

   

No

521 (97.9)

458 (99.6)

63 (87.5)

Yes

11 (2.1)

2 (0.4)

9 (12.5)

Treatment (%)

   

ESD

497 (93.4)

435 (94.6)

62 (86.1)

EFTR

32 (6.0)

24 (5.2)

8 (11.1)

STER

3 (0.6)

1 (0.2)

2 (2.8)

Infiltration site(%)

   

Mucosa

2(0.4)

2(0.4)

0(0.0)

Submucosa

51(9.6)

36(7.8)

15(20.8)

Muscularis propria

315(59.2)

274(59.6)

41(56.9)

Serosa layer

4(0.8)

2(0.4)

2(2.8)

Unknown

160(30.1)

146(31.7)

14(19.4)

Postoperative adverse events (%)

   

None

481 (90.4)

418 (90.9)

63 (87.5)

Fever

44 (8.3)

36 (7.8)

8 (11.1)

Bleeding

6 (1.1)

5 (1.1)

1 (1.4)

Perforation

1 (0.2)

1 (0.2)

0 (0.0)

Resection (%)

   

En bloc

522 (98.1)

453 (98.5)

69 (95.8)

Piecemeal

10 (1.9)

7 (1.5)

3 (4.2)

Postoperative duration, mean (SD)

5.30(1.47)

5.20(1.34)

5.96(2.04)

Initial symptom (%)

   

No sympotom

205(38.5)

175(38.0)

30(41.7)

Abdominal pain

42(7.9)

37(8.0)

5(6.9)

Abdominal distension

124(23.3)

110(23.9)

14(19.4)

Abdominal discomfort

102(19.2)

89(19.3)

13(18.1)

Bleeding

5(0.9)

3(0.7)

2(2.8)

Others

54(10.2)

46(10.0)

8(11.1)

  1. NIH, National institutes of health; ESD, Endoscopic submucosal dissection; EFTR, Endoscopic full-thickness resection; STER, Submucosal tunneling endoscopic resection.