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Published in final edited form as: Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2010 Feb 12;37(6):1421–1426. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.01.010

TABLE 1.

Demographic and Clinical Characteristics and Pathologic Staging.


	N = 37
Age (years), mean ± SD (range)	65 ± 8.7 (42 to 85)

Sex, M:F	32:5

Tumor histology, n (%)

Adenocarcinoma	29 (78%)

Squamous Cell Carcinoma	5 (14%)

High Grade Dysplasia in Barrett Esophagus	3 (8%)

Tumor Location, n (%)

Distal Esophagus, GE Junction	34 (92%)

Mid Thoracic Esophagus	3 (8%)

Neo-adjuvant treatment, n (%)

Radiation only	3 (8%)

Chemotherapy only	2 (5%)

Chemotherapy and Radiation	15 (41%)

Pathological Stage AJCC Classification

High Grade Dysplasia in Barrett Esophagus	3 (8.1%)

0	4 (10.8%)

I	3 (8.1%)

II	14 (37.8%)

III	12 (32.4%)

IV	1 (2.7%)