Basic Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Gastroenterol. Jun 14, 2015; 21(22): 6884-6891
Published online Jun 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i22.6884
Table 1 Characteristics of patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Characteristicn (%)
All patients46 (100)
Sex
Male23 (50.0)
Female23 (50.0)
Age
< 6025 (54.3)
≥ 6021 (45.7)
Size of tumor
≤ 5 cm27 (58.7)
> 5 cm19 (41.3)
Site of tumor
Upper thoracic4 (8.7)
Middle thoracic35 (76.1)
Lower thoracic7 (15.2)
Differentiation
Good11 (23.9)
Moderate19 (41.3)
Poor16 (34.8)
Depth of invasion
Tis, T18 (17.4)
T26 (13.0)
T332 (69.6)
Stage (TNM)
0-I7 (15.2)
IIa-IIb21 (45.7)
III18 (39.1)
Lymph node metastasis
Negative27 (58.7)
Positive19 (41.3)
Metastasis
Early metastasis28 (60.9)
Non metastasis18 (39.1)