Table 1. Patient characteristics.
| Characteristics | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Total no. of patients | 54 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 49 (91) |
| Female | 5 (9) |
| Age (years) | |
| Median | 59 |
| Range | 40–75 |
| Performance status (ECOG) | |
| 0 | 35 (65) |
| 1 | 18 (33) |
| Unknown | 1 (2) |
| Weight loss (%)a | |
| Median | 2 |
| Range | 0–12 |
| Histology | |
| Adenocarcinoma | 41 (76) |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 12 (22) |
| Large cell carcinoma | 1 (2) |
| Barrett's oesophagus b | |
| Yes | 19 (46) |
| No | 17 (42) |
| Uncertain | 5 (12) |
| Stage (EUS) | |
| T2N0 | 5 (9) |
| T2N1 | 2 (4) |
| T3N0 | 18 (33) |
| T3N1 | 21 (39) |
| No pass | 8 (15) |
| Primary site | |
| Thoracic oesophagus | 5 (9) |
| Lower oesophagus | 49 (91) |
a
Calculated from the data of 52 patients.
b
Calculated in 41 patients with adenocarcinoma. Yes=Barrett's oesophagus identified by upper endoscopy and confirmed by histopathologic examination. No=No Barrett's oesophagus identified by upper endoscopy or by histopathologic examination. Uncertain=Barrett's oesophagus identified by upper endoscopy or by histopathologic examination.
EUS, Endoscopic ultrasound.