Retrospective Cohort Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2019.
World J Clin Cases. Feb 6, 2019; 7(3): 260-269
Published online Feb 6, 2019. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i3.260
Table 1 Patient and cancer characteristics
Characteristicsn (%)
mean age64.7 yr (range 38–92 yr)1
Male sex80%1
Stage
Stage I–IIA11 (11.8)
Stage IIB–III56 (60.2)
Stage IVA–IVB21 (22.6)
Unknown5 (5.4)
Grade
Grade I11 (11.8 )
Grade II32 (34.4 )
Grade III44 (47.3)
Unknown6 (6.5 )
Radical surgery38 (40.9)
Definitive oncological treatment5 (5.4)
Palliative treatment50 (53.7)
Cause of death2
Esophageal carcinoma59 (85.5)
Myocardial infarction2 (2.9)
Pneumonia2 (2.9)
Other type of carcinoma1 (1.4)
Pulmonary embolism1 (1.4)
Cerebral infarction1 (1.4)
Unknown2 (2.9)