Table 1.
Characteristics of patients with adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction
| Siewert classification |
Type I |
Type II |
Type III |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 6) | (n = 220) | (n = 156) | ||
| Age (years) |
65.5±9.7 |
62.4±8.6 |
63.0±8.4 |
>0.05 |
| Male:Female |
6:0 |
6.3:1 |
6.1:1 |
>0.05 |
| Tumor size (mm) |
35.0±7.7 |
40.8±16.8 |
64.7±27.8 |
<0.01 |
| Esophageal invasion (mm) |
28.3±16.3 |
10.7±9.1 |
6.0±7.2 |
<0.01 |
|
Approaches |
|
|
|
<0.01 |
| Transhiatal |
2 |
169 |
136 |
|
| Transthoracic |
2 |
42 |
17 |
|
| Transthoracoabdominal |
2 |
9 |
2 |
|
|
Resection range |
|
|
|
<0.01 |
| Total gastrectomy |
0 |
6 |
15 |
|
| Proximal gastrectomy |
6 |
214 |
141 |
|
|
TNM stage |
|
|
|
>0.05 |
| Stage I |
0 |
24 |
9 |
|
| Stage II |
1 |
54 |
37 |
|
| Stage III |
5 |
142 |
110 |
|
|
Histopathological grade |
|
|
|
>0.05 |
| G1/2 |
3 |
115 |
65 |
|
| G3/4 |
3 |
105 |
91 |
|
| Neoadjuvant chemotherapy |
0 |
11 |
3 |
>0.05 |
| Adjuvant chemotherapy |
1 |
40 |
16 |
>0.05 |
|
Pattern of recurrence |
|
|
|
>0.05 |
| Haematogenous |
4 |
57 |
44 |
|
| Local recurrence |
1 |
38 |
29 |
|
| Nodal recurrence |
1 |
18 |
17 |
|
| Peritoneal recurrence | 0 | 2 | 3 |