Table 1.
Characteristics of 106 patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) receiving esophagectomy.
| Age (years) | Parameters | No. of Cases (%) |
|---|---|---|
| median | 55 | |
| mean | 56 | |
| range | 29–80 | |
| Sex | ||
| male | 101 (95%) | |
| female | 5 (5%) | |
| Primary tumor location | ||
| Upper | 19 (18%) | |
| Middle | 36 (34%) | |
| Lower | 51 (48%) | |
| T classification | ||
| T1 | 42 (40%) | |
| T2 | 28 (26%) | |
| T3 | 26 (25%) | |
| T4 | 10 (9%) | |
| N classification | ||
| N0 | 70 (66%) | |
| N1 | 25 (24%) | |
| N2 | 9 (8%) | |
| N3 | 2 (2%) | |
| 7th AJCC Stage | ||
| IA | 5 (5%) | |
| IB | 33 (31%) | |
| IIA | 17 (16%) | |
| IIB | 26 (24%) | |
| IIIA | 11 (10%) | |
| IIIB | 3 (3%) | |
| IIIC | 9 (9%) | |
| IV | 2 (2%) | |
| Histological grading | ||
| Grade 1 | 10 (9%) | |
| Grade 2 | 70 (66%) | |
| Grade 3 | 26 (25%) | |
| Surgical margin | ||
| Negative | 91 (86%) | |
| Positive | 15 (14%) | |
| UTX expression | ||
| Low expression | 62 (58%) | |
| High expression | 44 (42%) | |
| E-cadherin | ||
| Low expression | 50 (47%) | |
| High expression | 56 (53%) |
AJCC, American Joint Committee on Cancer.