Table 1. Baseline characteristics.

	No.	%
Gender
Male	44	86
Female	7	14
Age (years)
Median	60
Range	(31–76)
WHO
0	20	39
1	30	59
Missing	1	2
Weight loss
<5%	17	33
5–10%	17	33
>10%	13	26
Missing	4	8
Histology
Adenocarcinoma	45	88
Squamous cell carcinoma	4	8
Undifferentiated carcinoma	2	4
Prior chemoradiotherapy/chemotherapy
Yes	6	12
No	45	88
Prior surgery
Transhiatal oesophagectomy	17	33
Laparotomy (without resection)	4	8
Sites of metastases
Lymph nodes	37
Liver	23
Lung	16
Locoregional recurrence	8
Other	8