Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Number of patients | All, n (%) | Intestinal, n (%) | Diffuse, n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 244 | 190 (77.9) | 54 (22.1) |
| Median age at diagnosis (range) | |||
| 72.3 (32.9–90.9) | 74.4 (32.9–90.9) | 66.8 (36.9–85.1) | |
| Patient sex | |||
| Female | 101 (41.4) | 68 (35.8) | 33 (61.1) |
| Male | 143 (58.6) | 122 (64.2) | 21 (38.9) |
| Site of primary tumoura | |||
| Distal oesophagus | 19 (7.8) | 19 (10.0) | |
| GOJ/cardia | 60 (24.6) | 60 (31.6) | |
| Corpus | 106 (43.4) | 52 (27.4) | |
| Antrum/pylorus | 59 (24.2) | 59 (31.1) | |
| Tumour differentiation grade | |||
| Grade 1 | 17 (7.0) | 17 (8.9) | 0 (0) |
| Grade 2 | 93 (38.1) | 93 (48.9) | 0 (0) |
| Grade 3 | 134 (54.9) | 80 (42.1) | 54 (100.0) |
| Stage | |||
| I | 46 (18.9) | 40 (21.1) | 6 (11.1) |
| II | 102 (41.8) | 79 (41.6) | 23 (42.6) |
| III | 83 (34.0) | 61 (32.1) | 22 (40.7) |
| IV | 13 (5.3) | 10 (5.3) | 3 (5.6) |
| Follow-up status | |||
| Alive and free of disease | 48 (19.7) | 34 (17.9) | 14 (25.9) |
| Alive with disease | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0) |
| Deceased | 195 (79.9) | 155 (81.6) | 40 (74.1) |
GOJ gastro-oesophageal junction
aDiffuse-type tumours are included in the tumours of the corpus