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Table 2 Comparison of imaging and histopathological findings

From: A simple method for diagnosing gallbladder malignant tumors with subserosa invasion by endoscopic ultrasonography

 

Shallow group (N = 15)

Deep group (N = 34)

P value

Imaging findings

 Enhancement in CECT

14a (100)

31a (96.9)

1.0

 EUS findings

  Form, protruded/wide

8/7

5/29

0.011

  Internal echo, heterogeneous/homogeneous

14/1

34/0

0.31

 Irregular (thickened or narrow) LHEL

2 (13.3)

33 (97.1)

<  0.01

  Thickened LHEL

0 (0)

18 (52.9)

<  0.01

  Narrow LHEL

2 (13.3)

28 (82.3)

<  0.01

Histopathological findings

Tumor type

  

0.06

 Tubular adenocarcinoma

5

22

 

 Papillary adenocarcinoma

9

7

 

 Poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma

1

1

 

 Carcinosarcoma

0

2

 

 Squamous cell carcinoma

0

1

 

 Adenoendocrine carcinoma

0

1

 

Tumor depth

 m

9

  

 mp

6

  

 Deeper than the ss

 

34

 
  1. Values are shown as the median (range) or n (%) or n
  2. aSome patients lacked CECT images
  3. CECT Contrast-enhanced CT, EUS Endoscopic ultrasonography, LHEL Lateral hyperechoic layer, m Mucosa, mp Muscularis propria, ss Subserosa