Table 1.
Clinicopathological patient factors
| No. of patients (n = 136) | |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | |
| < 65 | 46 (33·8) |
| 66–75 | 68 (50·0) |
| > 75 | 22 (16·2) |
| Sex ratio (F : M) | 30 : 106 |
| Operative approach | n = 113 |
| TTO | 71 (62·8) |
| THO | 42 (37·2) |
| Neutrophil : lymphocyte ratio | |
| < 2·25 | 36 (26·5) |
| ≥ 2·25 | 100 (73·5) |
| pT category | |
| pT0 | 11 (8·1) |
| pT1 | 10 (7·4) |
| pT2 | 10 (7·4) |
| pT3 | 69 (50·7) |
| pT4 | 13 (9·6) |
| No resection | 23 (16·9) |
| pN category | |
| pN0 | 35 (25·7) |
| pN1 | 34 (25·0) |
| pN2 | 26 (19·1) |
| pN3 | 18 (13·2) |
| No resection | 23 (16·9) |
| Mandard TRG | |
| Good | 23 (16·9) |
| Poor | 113 (83·1) |
| Differentiation | |
| Well or moderate | 64 (47·1) |
| Poor | 72 (52·9) |
| CRM | |
| Negative | 58 (42·6) |
| Positive | 55 (40·4) |
| No resection | 23 (16·9) |
| Lymph node yield | n = 113 |
| < 15 | 43 (38·1) |
| ≥ 15 | 70 (61·9) |
Values in parentheses are percentages. TTO, transthoracic oesophagectomy; THO, transhiatal oesophagectomy; TRG, tumour regression grade; CRM, circumferential resection margin.