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. 2004 Jan 6;90(1):70–75. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601461

Table 2. Distribution of patient and disease characteristics of 90 consecutive cases with oesophageal cancer treated with definitive chemoradiation between 1995 and 2002.

  Number (%)
Age
 <50 6 (7%)
 50–65 44 (49%)
 66–75 33 (36%)
 >75 7 (8%)
   
Sex
 M 49 (54%)
 F 41 (46%)
   
Morphology
 Adenocarcinoma 42 (47%)
 Squamous 43 (48%)
 Other 5 (6%)
   
Stage
 I/II (T1N0,T2-3N0, T1-2N1) 20 (22%)
 III (T3N1, T4N0-1) 54 (60%)
 IVa (M1a disease) 16 (18%)
   
Tumour site
 Upper one-third 4 (4%)
 Middle one-third 37 (41%)
 Lower one-third 34 (38%)
 Type 1 GO junction 12 (13%)
 Type 2 GO junction 3 (3%)