Table 1.

Pathological data of oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients

Case number	Differentiation	LMN
1	*	+
2	Moderately differentiated	+
3	Well differentiated	–
4	Moderately differentiated	–
5	Well differentiated	–
6	Poorly differentiated	+
7	Moderately differentiated	+
8	Poorly differentiated	–
9	Moderately differentiated	–
10	Poorly differentiated	+
11	Poorly differentiated	+
12	Moderately to poorly differentiated	–
13	Poorly differentiated	+
14	Moderately differentiated	+
15	Well differentiated	–
16	Moderately differentiated	–
17	Well differentiated	+
18	Moderately differentiated	+
19	Moderately differentiated	+
20	Moderately differentiated	–
21	Poorly differentiated	*
22	Moderately differentiated	–
23	Well differentiated	–
24	Poorly differentiated	–
25	Moderately differentiated	+
26	Moderately differentiated	+
27	Well differentiated	+
28	Well differentiated	+
29	Moderately to poorly differentiated	–
30	Well differentiated	+
31	Poorly differentiated	+
32	Moderately differentiated	+
33	Well differentiated	+
34	Moderately differentiated	+
35	Well differentiated	+
36	Well differentiated	+
37	Moderately differentiated	+
38	Moderately differentiated	–
39	Well differentiated	+
40	Moderately differentiated	+
41	Poorly differentiated	+
42	Moderately differentiated	+
43	Moderately differentiated	+
44	Well differentiated	+
45	Well differentiated	–
46	Well differentiated	–
47	Well differentiated	+
48	Moderately differentiated	+
49	Moderately differentiated	–
50	Well differentiated	+
51	Well differentiated	+
52	Moderately differentiated	+
53	Moderately differentiated	+
54	Well differentiated	*
55	Well differentiated	+

^*data not available

LMN – lymph nod metastasis