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ArticleFrontiers in gastroenterology (Lausanne, Switzerland)2022

Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection of Deeply Invasive Colorectal Cancers Using the Pocket-Creation Method: Analysis of Vertical Margins.

Takaaki Morikawa, Yoshikazu Hayashi, Hisashi Fukuda, Hiroaki Ishii, Tatsuma Nomura, Eriko Ikeda, Masafumi Kitamura, Yuka Kagaya, Masahiro Okada, Takahito Takezawa and 4 more

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Takaaki MorikawaDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan.
Yoshikazu HayashiDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan.
Hisashi FukudaDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan.
Hiroaki IshiiDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan.
Tatsuma NomuraDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan.
Eriko IkedaDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan.
Masafumi KitamuraDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan.
Yuka KagayaDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan.
Masahiro OkadaDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan.
Takahito TakezawaDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan.
Keijiro SunadaDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan.
Alan Kawarai LeforDepartment of Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan.
Noriyoshi FukushimaDepartment of Diagnostic Pathology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan.
Hironori YamamotoDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan.

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Abstract

Background and aims: The standard treatment for stage T1b colorectal cancers with 1,000µm or greater submucosal invasion is surgical resection. However, the risk of lymph node metastases is only 1-2% when excluding risk factors for metastases other than depth of submucosal invasion. The number of elderly patients with significant comorbidities is increasing with societal aging in Japan. Therefore, local endoscopic resection of T1b colorectal cancers needs more consideration in the future. We previously showed that the pocket-creation method (PCM) for endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is useful regardless of the morphology, including large sessile tumors with submucosal fibrosis, or location of the colorectal tumor. However, some T1b colorectal cancers have pathologically positive margins even when using the PCM. We retrospectively investigated the causes of failure to achieve negative vertical margins. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 953 colorectal tumors in 886 patients resected with the PCM. Finally, 65 pathological T1b colorectal cancers after Results: The 65 cancers were divided into positive vertical margin (VM+ group) and negative vertical margin (VM- group) groups with 10 [10/65 (15%)] and 55 [55/65 (85%)] patients in each group, respectively. There was a significant difference in the rate of submucosal fibrosis (P=0.012) and dissection speed (P=0.044). There were no significant differences between the two groups in other regards. When verifying 8/10 available videos in the VM+ group, endoscopic technical factors led to positive vertical margins in five patients, and essential pathological factors of ESD led to positive vertical margins in the other three. Six of these eight patients underwent additional surgical resection. No residual tumor was identified in six T1b cancers. None of these six resected specimens contained lymph node metastases on pathological examination. Conclusion: The PCM resulted in a high rate of negative-vertical-margin resections. The PCM resulted in complete resection of T1b cancers when examining additional surgical specimens. ESD using the PCM is a viable option for the endoscopic treatment of T1b colorectal cancers.

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