Table 1.
Clinicopathological characteristics of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients
| Characteristics | Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma TNM Stage | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNM Stage I (N = 15) | TNM Stage II (N = 15) | TNM Stage III (N = 15) | TNM Stage IV (N = 15) | Adjacent cancerous tissues (N = 15) | |
| Age | |||||
| < 65—no. (%) | 6 (40.0) | 5 (33.3) | 9 (60.0) | 7 (46.7) | 11 (73.3) |
| ≥ 65—no. (%) | 9 (60.0) | 10 (66.7) | 6 (40.0) | 8 (53.3) | 4 (26.7) |
| Genders | |||||
| Female—no. (%) | 3 (20.0) | 4 (26.7) | 1 (6.7) | 2 (13.3) | 5 (33.3) |
| Male—no. (%) | 12 (80.0) | 11 (73.3) | 14 (93.3) | 13 (86.7) | 10 (66.7) |
| Body-mass index | |||||
| Median (IQR) | 20.8 (19.3–22.5) | 20.3 (18.2–22.4) | 19.2 (18.2–20.6) | 18.6(17.6–19.2) | 21.3 (19.9–23.2) |
| Tumor locationa | |||||
| Lt—no. (%) | 3 (20.0) | 5 (33.3) | 9 (60.0) | 6 (40.0) | |
| Mt—no. (%) | 10 (66.7) | 7 (46.7) | 5 (33.3) | 7 (46.7) | |
| Ut—no. (%) | 2 (13.3) | 3 (20.0) | 1 (6.7) | 2 (13.3) | |
Lt lower thoracic esophagus, Mt middle thoracic esophagus, Ut upper thoracic esophagus
aTumor location was classified according to the Union for International Cancer Control Tumor, Node, Metastasis cancer staging system (ninth edition)