Table 1.
Patient characteristics n (%)
| Characteristics | |
| Patient | 11 |
| Gender (M/F) | 10/1 |
| Tumors | 11 |
| Mean age | 70.5 (65-78) |
| Median period from esophagectomy to initial ESD for GTC, in months (range) | 52.4 (4-144) |
| Gastric tube reconstruction | |
| Anterosternal subcutaneous route | 7 (63.6) |
| Posterior mediastinal route | 3 (27.3) |
| Substernal route | 1 (9.1) |
| Size (Major axis) | 26.1 mm (10-68 mm) |
| Macroscopic type | |
| 0-IIa | 4 (36.4) |
| 0-IIc | 5 (45.5) |
| 0-IIa + IIc | 1 (9.1) |
| Unclassified | 1 (9.1) |
| Histological diagnosis | |
| Differentiated | 11 (100) |
| Undifferentiated | 0 (0) |
| Depth | |
| Mucosal | 9 (81.8) |
| Submucosal | 2 (18.2) |
| Helicobacter pylori infection | |
| Positive | 9 (81.8) |
| Negative | 2 (18.2) |
ESD: Endoscopic submucosal dissection; GTC: Gastric tube cancer.