Table 1.
Clinical features of ESCA patients.
| Variable | No. of patients (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 145 (86.3) |
| Female | 23 (13.7) |
|
| |
| Age (years) | |
| <60 | 75 (44.6) |
| ≥60 | 93 (55.4) |
|
| |
| T stage | |
| T1 + T2 | 68 (40.5) |
| T3 + T4 | 100 (59.5) |
|
| |
| Lymph node status | |
| N0 | 69 (41.1) |
| N1–3 | 85 (50.6) |
| NA | 14 (8.3) |
|
| |
| Distant metastasis | |
| M0 | 137 (81.5) |
| M1 | 16 (9.5) |
| Mx | 15 (8.9) |
|
| |
| Histologic grade | |
| Gx + G1 | 90 (53.6) |
| G2 + G3 | 78 (46.4) |
|
| |
| Pathologic stage | |
| I | 15 (8.9) |
| II | 76 (45.2) |
| III | 61 (36.3) |
| IV | 16 (9.5) |
ESCA: esophageal carcinoma; NA : not available; No: number.