Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 21, 2019; 25(47): 6835-6846
Published online Dec 21, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i47.6835
Table 1 Patient and tumor charactistics by time period of diagnosis, n (%)
CharactisticsTotal (n = 2783)1989-1994 (n = 484)1995-1999 (n = 499)2000-2004 (n = 552)2005-2009 (n = 583)2010-2014 (n = 665)
Sex
Male1562 (56)259 (54)263 (53)308 (56)344 (59)388 (58)
Female1221 (44)225 (46)236 (47)244 (44)239 (41)277 (42)
Age (yr)
< 60725 (26)140 (29)148 (30)178 (32)128 (22)131 (20)
60-741304 (47)194 (40)219 (44)223 (40)301 (52)367 (55)
≥ 75754 (27)150 (31)132 (26)151 (27)154 (26)167 (25)
Histology
SCC2248 (81)382 (79)390(78)440 (80)480 (82)556 (84)
Adenocarcino-ma320 (11)62 (13)63 (13)70 (13)61 (10)64 (10)
Other215 (8)40 (8)46 (9)42 (8)42 (7)45 (7)
Tumor location
CEC648 (23)138 (29)138 (28)154 (28)126 (22)92 (14)
UTEC2135 (77)346 (71)361 (72)398 (72)457 (78)573 (86)
cT classification
cT181 (3)17 (4)16 (3)12 (2)16 (3)20 (3)
cT2236 (8)12 (2)16 (3)36 (7)48 (8)124 (19)
cT3447 (16)36 (7)39 (8)79 (14)109 (19)184 (28)
cT4665 (24)115 (24)123 (25)161 (29)147 (25)119 (18)
cTx1354 (49)304 (63)305 (61)264 (48)263 (45)218 (33)
cN classification
cN0892 (32)172 (36)173 (35)189 (34)157 (27)201 (30)
cN+1193 (43)119 (25)158 (32)208 (38)313 (54)395 (59)
cNx698 (25)193 (40)168 (34)155 (28)113 (19)69 (10)
cM classification
cM01752 (63)311 (64)314 (63)316 (57)344 (59)467 (70)
cM1589 (21)79 (16)88 (18)96 (17)135 (23)191 (29)
cMx442 (16)94 (19)97 (19)140 (25)104 (18)7 (1)
TNM stage
164 (2)14 (3)14 (3)9 (2)14 (2)13 (2)
2565 (20)80 (17)72 (14)100 (18)125 (22)188 (28)
3763 (27)102 (21)126 (25)173 (31)174 (30)188 (28)
4589 (21)79 (16)88 (18)96 (17)135 (23)191 (29)
Unknown802 (29)209 (43)199 (40)174 (32)135 (23)85 (13)

  • Citation: de Vos-Geelen J, Geurts SM, van Putten M, Valkenburg-van Iersel LB, Grabsch HI, Haj Mohammad N, Hoebers FJ, Hoge CV, Jeene PM, de Jong EJ, van Laarhoven HW, Rozema T, Slingerland M, Tjan-Heijnen VC, Nieuwenhuijzen GA, Lemmens VE. Trends in treatment and overall survival among patients with proximal esophageal cancer. World J Gastroenterol 2019; 25(47): 6835-6846
  • URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v25/i47/6835.htm
  • DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v25.i47.6835