Research Article

Magnifying Endoscopy with Blue Laser Imaging Improves the Microstructure Visualization in Early Gastric Cancer: Comparison of Magnifying Endoscopy with Narrow-Band Imaging

Table 2

Histological features of each group.

n

Group A
 Shallow crypts10
 Small number of crypt openings3
 Curved crypt and long intervening parts2
 Short intervening parts2
Group B
 Deep and straight crypts4
Group C
 Signet-ring cell carcinoma in the entire mucosal layers4
 Very short intervening parts1
 Pseudostratified cancer cells1