Table I.

Demographic information of patients with ESCC included in the study (n=14). The TNM stage and pathology stage of ESCC were defined following the American Joint Committee on Cancer cancer staging protocol.

Patient ID

12

13

14

16

19

20

21

23

29

30

32

33

5

6

Age, years

62

73

63

59

69

60

70

71

65

64

62

45

62

53

Sex

F

F

F

F

F

M

F

M

F

F

M

M

M

M

TNM stage

T3N0M0

T3N0M0

T3N1M0

T3N2M0

T2N0M0

T3N0M0

T1bN0M0

T1aN0M0

T3N2M0

T1bN1M0

T2N1M0

T1bN1M0

T3N2M0

T3N0M0

Pathological stage

IIB

IIB

IIIA

IIIB

IIA

IIB

IA

IB

IIIB

IIB

IIA

IIB

IIIB

IIB

TNM, tumor-node-metastasis; ESCC, esophageal squamous cell cancer; M, male; F, female.