Table I.
Characteristics of patients with ESCC.
| Parameters | Value |
|---|---|
| Median age, years (range) | 62.7 (29–85) |
| Gender, n (%) | |
| Male | 167 (87.4) |
| Female | 24 (12.6) |
| Histology of SCC, n (%) | |
| Poorly-differentiated | 45 (23.6) |
| Moderately-differentiated | 99 (51.8) |
| Well-differentiated | 47 (24.6) |
| Pathological classificationa, n (%) | |
| pT | |
| 0 | 0 (0.0) |
| 1 | 51 (26.7) |
| 2 | 30 (15.7) |
| 3 | 93 (48.7) |
| 4 | 17 (8.9) |
| pN | |
| N0 | 68 (35.6) |
| N1 | 53 (27.7) |
| N2 | 35 (18.3) |
| N3 | 35 (18.3) |
| pStage | |
| 0 | 0 (0.0) |
| I | 39 (20.4) |
| II | 53 (27.7) |
| III | 63 (33.0) |
| IV | 36 (18.8) |
a
According to the Union for International Cancer Control, 7th edition (21).
ESCC; esophageal squamous cell carcinoma; pN; pathological N stage; pT, pathological T stage; pStage, pathological stage.