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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2015; 21(28): 8644-8652
Published online Jul 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i28.8644
Published online Jul 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i28.8644
Variable | Case |
Total | 1490 |
Sex | |
Male | 1150 (77.2) |
Female | 340 (22.8) |
Age (yr) | |
≤ 58 | 796 (53.4) |
> 58 | 694 (46.6) |
Tumor location | |
Upper thoracic | 181 (12.1) |
Middle thoracic | 831 (55.8) |
Lower thoracic | 478 (32.1) |
Pathologic T status | |
T1 | 6 (0.4) |
T2 | 373 (25.0) |
T3 | 1039 (69.7) |
T4a | 72 (4.8) |
Pathologic N | |
N0 | 727 (48.8) |
N1 | 419 (28.1) |
N2 | 267 (17.9) |
N3 | 77 (5.2) |
Tumor cell differentiation | |
Well | 349 (23.4) |
Moderate | 727 (48.8) |
Poor | 414 (27.8) |
Surgical approach | |
Left thoracotomy | 917 (61.5) |
Ivor-Lewis/tri-incisional | 573 (38.5) |
Resected lymph nodes number | |
≤ 14 | 764 (51.3) |
≥ 15 | 726 (48.7) |
Received treatment | |
Surgery alone | 1171 (78.6) |
Combined treatment | 319 (21.4) |
- Citation: Zheng YZ, Zhao W, Hu Y, Ding-Lin XX, Wen J, Yang H, Liu QW, Luo KJ, Huang QY, Chen JY, Fu JH. Aggressive surgical resection does not improve survival in operable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma with N2-3 status. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(28): 8644-8652
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i28/8644.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i28.8644