Table 5 Comparison the percentage of the non-cancerous epithelium and “distance from surface of NCE to cancer” between non-eradicated and eradicated groups in the mixed-type early gastric cancers
Histological findings | Non-eradicated group | Eradicated group | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D-MIXa EGCsc | Percentage of NCE, median (range) | 40 (10–80) | 60 (20–90) | 0.00027* |
Distance from surface to cancer, μm, median (range) | 55.5 (15–98) | 62 (28–114) | 0.30* | |
U-MIXb EGCs | Percentage of NCE, median (range) | 55 (20–70) | 75 (40–100) | 0.062* |
Distance from surface to cancer, μm, median (range) | 53 (35–259) | 64.5 (41–180) | 0.61* |