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Clinical characteristics of the studied patient cohort.
| Characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 79 (73.1) |
| Female | 29 (26.9) |
| Age | |
| Median (year) | 60 (36–90) |
| <70 | 69 |
| >70 | 39 |
| Tumor site | |
| upper-mid | 77 (71.2) |
| low | 31 (28.7) |
| Clinical stage at diagnosis | |
| T Stage | |
| T2–3 | 44 (61.1) |
| T4 | 42 (38.9) |
| N Stage | |
| N0–1 | 62 (57.4) |
| N2 | 46 (42.6) |
| Adjuvant chemotherapy | |
| None | 12 (11) |
| 5-FU monotherapy | 41 (38) |
| 5-FU + oxalipaltin | 55 (51) |
5-FU, 5-fluorouracil.
