Long-term outcomes and prognostic factors for patients with esophageal cancer following radiotherapy

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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2013; 19(10): 1639-1644
Published online Mar 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i10.1639

Table 1 Radiographic tumor characteristics

Characteristic	mean ± SD	Range
Length of lesion in barium esophagogram (cm)	5.8 ± 2.3	1.6-12.8
Largest diameter (cm)	3.4 ± 1.0	1.5-6.0
X dimension (cm)	3.2 ± 1.0	1.2-5.9
Y dimension (cm)	2.5 ± 0.6	1.2-4.4
Esophageal wall thickness (cm)	1.5 ± 0.6	0.5-4.2
Length of lesion in CT (cm)	6.6 ± 2.2	2.4-16.0
GTV-E (cm³)	31.8 ± 20.7	3.4-114.3
GTV-LN (cm³)	4.3 ± 10.6	0-78.8
GTV-T (cm³)	36.1 ± 23.8	3.4-124.0

GTV-E: Gross tumor volume of primary lesion; GTV-LN: Volume of positive lymph nodes; GTV-T: Total gross tumor volume.

Citation: Chen CZ, Chen JZ, Li DR, Lin ZX, Zhou MZ, Li DS, Chen ZJ. Long-term outcomes and prognostic factors for patients with esophageal cancer following radiotherapy. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(10): 1639-1644
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i10/1639.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i10.1639