Table 1.
Patient and tumor characteristics
| Characteristic | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 76 (77.6) |
| Female | 22 (22.4) |
| Age (years) | |
| Median (range) | 65.1 (41.4–81.8) |
| Localization | |
| High/mid | 11 (11.2) |
| Distal | 43 (43.9) |
| GEJ | 44 (44.9) |
| Type of resection | |
| Left transthoracic | 40 (40.8) |
| Right transthoracic | 58 (59.2) |
| Site of anastomosis | |
| Cervical | 54 (55.1) |
| Intrathoracic | 44 (44.9) |
| Histology | |
| Adenocarcinoma | 75 (76.5) |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 22 (22.4) |
| Adeno/squamous cell carcinoma | 1 (1.0) |
| Tumor grade | |
| G1 | 9 (9.2) |
| G2 | 44 (44.9) |
| G3 | 45 (45.9) |
| Tumor stage | |
| I | 15 (15.3) |
| IIa | 31 (31.6) |
| IIb | 13 (13.3) |
| III | 37 (37.8) |
| IV | 2 (2.0) |
GEJ gastroesophageal junction