Characteristics of 74 Patients with Carcinomas of Esophagus or GEJ
| Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex (n) | |
| Male | 60 (81) |
| Female | 14 (19) |
| Mean age at diagnosis (y) | 62 (21–78)* |
| Localization | |
| GEJ | 34 (46) |
| Thoracic esophagus | |
| Distal | 32 (43) |
| Mid | 5 (7) |
| Proximal | 3 (4) |
| Surgery | |
| Resection | 40 (54) |
| Surgical exploration without resection | 28 (38) |
| Unresectable on preoperative staging (M1) | 6 (8) |
| Staging by exploration (n = 68) | |
| Curative intended resectable (n = 40) | |
| pT1–pT4 N0 M0 | 19 |
| pT1–pT4 N1 M0 | 21 |
| Not curatively resectable or exploration only (n = 28) | |
| T4 NX MX (unresectable or tumor extension) | 14 |
| TX N1/X M1a (distant lymph node metastasis) | 12 |
| TX NX M1b (organ metastasis) | 6 |
| TX NX M1a/b (distant node and organ metastasis) | 7 |
↵* Value in parentheses is range.