TABLE 2.

pStage‐matched cases (n = 66). Association between clinicopathological features and CD103 expression.

	n	CD103 + cells		p‐Value*
		Low (n = 33)	High (n = 33)
Age
<60 year	49	22	27	0.26
>60 year	17	11	6
Sex
Female	5	2	3	1
Male	61	31	30
Location
Ut	19	10	9	0.732
Mt	32	17	15
Lt	15	6	9
Histological type
Well	6	3	3	0.685
Moderate	37	19	18
Poor	16	9	7
Unknown	7	2	5
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy
+	50	24	26	0.775
−	16	9	7
pT a
T1/2	36	14	22	0.083
T3/4	30	19	11
pN a
N1	30	12	18	0.216
N2/3	36	21	15
pStage a
Stage II	23	8	9	1
Stage III/IV	49	25	24
pN‐JC b
N1	26	11	15	0.634
N2	32	18	14
N3	7	4	3
N4	1	0	1
Lymphatic invasion
+	43	26	17	0.037*
−	23	7	16
Venous invasion
+	14	7	7	1
−	52	26	26

^*Fisher's exact probablity test; p < 0.05, statistically significant.

^a TNM Classification of Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, 8th ed.

^b Japanese Classificasion of Esophageal Cancer, 11th ed.