Table 1.
Patient characteristics (n=6)
| Variable | n | % | |
| Age, years | Median | 68 | |
| Range | 45–73 | ||
| Sex | Male | 3 | 50 |
| Female | 3 | 50 | |
| ECOG PS | 0 | 6 | 100 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Primary tumour location | U (E+) | 3 (2) | 50 (33) |
| M | 1 | 17 | |
| L | 2 | 33 | |
| Histology | Intestinal | 3 | 50 |
| Diffuse | 3 | 50 | |
| Clinical T stage | T3 | 3 | 50 |
| T4 | 3 | 50 | |
| Clinical N stage | N0 | 1 | 17 |
| N1 | 4 | 67 | |
| N2 | 1 | 17 | |
| TNM stage | IIA | 1 | 17 |
| IIB | 2 | 33 | |
| IIIA | 2 | 33 | |
| IIIB | 1 | 17 | |
| IIIC | 0 | 0 | |
| Macroscopic type | 0-–IIc | 1 | 17 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 3 | 50 | |
| 3 | 1 | 17 | |
| 4 | 1 | 17 |
ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; E+, esophageal invasion positive; PS, performance status .