Table 9. Distribution of the location of the primary tumour with lymphovascular and perineural invasion of the primary lesion.
Location of the primary tumour | Cervical oesophagus | Upper thoracic oesophagus | Mid thoracic oesophagus | Lower thoracic oesophagus | Total |
Lymphovascular and perineural invasion of the primary lesion | |||||
Present | 0 | 0 | 1 (3.2%) | 6 (19.4%) | 7 (22.6%) |
Absent | 0 | 5 (16.1%) | 6 (19.4%) | 13 (41.9%) | 24 (77.4%) |
Total | 0 | 5 (16.1%) | 7 (22.6%) | 19 (61.3%) | 31 (100%) |