Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2018.
World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2018; 24(45): 5154-5166
Published online Dec 7, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i45.5154
Table 1 Summary of clinical, endoscopic, and histopathological characteristics of the 199 pT1N0 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients n (%)
CharacteristicPatients
Clinical variable
SexMale142 (71)
Female57 (29)
Age (yr)< 60121 (61)
≥ 6078 (39)
SymptomsNo13 (7)
Yes186 (93)
Endoscopic variable
Tumor locationUpper thoracic31 (16)
Middle thoracic143 (72)
Lower thoracic25 (13)
Tumor size (measured endoscopically)< 2 cm59 (30)
≥ 2 cm140 (70)
Macroscopic tumor typeErosive73 (37)
Papillary26 (13)
Plaque-like79 (40)
Ulcerative9 (5)
Intraluminal mass12 (6)
Standard histopathological variable
Tumor invasion depth levelm221 (11)
m326 (13)
sm118 (9)
sm245 (23)
sm389 (45)
Degree of differentiationWell39 (20)
Moderate76 (38)
Poor56 (28)
Basaloid19 (10)
Spindle cell/sarcomatoid9 (5)
Angiolymphatic invasionNo172 (86)
Yes27 (14)
Multicentric invasive lesionsNo183 (92)
Yes16 (8)
Number of lymph nodes dissected< 1490 (45)
≥ 14109 (55)
Measured histopathological variables
Tumor thickness< 3000 μm85 (43)
≥ 3000 μm114 (57)
Submucosal invasion thickness047 (24)
0-2000 μm85 (43)
≥ 2000 μm67 (34)
Diameter of the largest single tongue of invasion< 2 cm134 (67)
≥ 2 cm65 (33)
Immunohistochemical staining1
P53Complete loss50 (39)
Weak, patchy41 (32)
Diffuse, strong37 (29)
Cyclin D1-38 (30)
1+39 (31)
2+49 (39)
EGFR-52 (41)
1+44 (34)
2+32 (25)
VEGF-54 (44)
1+34 (28)
2+35 (28)