Table 2. The clinicopathological characteristics of 30 esophageal cancer patients.
| Characteristics | Case number |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Female | 7 (23.3%) |
| Male | 23 (76.7%) |
| Age | |
| <60 | 15 (50.0%) |
| ≥60 | 15 (50.0%) |
| Tumor location | |
| Upper | 7 (23.3%) |
| Middle | 6 (20.0%) |
| Lower | 17 (56.7%) |
| Depth of invasion (pT) | |
| Adjacents structures | 2 (6.6%) |
| Adwentitia | 15 (50%) |
| Muscularis mucosa | 1 (3.3%) |
| Muscularis propria | 11 (36.6%) |
| Submucosa | 1 (3.3%) |
| Lymph node metastasis (pN) * | |
| 0 | 19 (63.3%) |
| 1 | 3 (10.0%) |
| 2 | 2 (6.6%) |
| 3 | 2 (6.6%) |
| 4 | 2 (6.6%) |
| 5 | 2 (6.6%) |
| Pathological stage(pStage) * | |
| IA | 1 (3.3%) |
| IB | 1 (3.3%) |
| IC | 7 (23.3%) |
| IIA | 2 (6.6%) |
| IIB | 8 (26.6%) |
| IIIA | 2 (6.6%) |
| IIIB | 8 (26.6%) |
| IVA | 1 (3.3%) |
| Tumor differentiation | |
| G1 | 13 (43.3%) |
| G2 | 8 (26.6%) |
| G3 | 9 (30%) |
Note:
*
Lymph node metastasis (pN) and pathological stages (pStage) were determined according to the Unio Internationalis Contra Cancrum (UICC) 8th edition.