Esophageal Cancer
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2004.
World J Gastroenterol. Oct 15, 2004; 10(20): 2931-2935
Published online Oct 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i20.2931
Table 2 Detection rates of the histologic changes in the esopha-gus (%)
TypeMale (%)Female (%)Total (%)
Normal squamous epithelium308 (31.7)392 (37.7)700 (34.8)
Squamous epithelial acanthosis19 (2.0)19 (1.8)38 (1.9)
Squamous epithelial atrophy1 (0.1)2 (0.2)3 (0.1)
Esophagitis
Mild337 (34.6)366 (35.2)703 (34.9)
Moderate11 (1.1)22 (2.1)33 (1.6)
Severe1 (0.1)3 (0.3)4 (0.2)
Dysplasia
Mild114 (11.7)58 (5.6)172 (8.6)
Moderate82 (8.4)75 (7.2)157 (7.8)
Severe29 (3.0)24 (2.3)53 (2.6)
In situ carcinoma25 (2.6)25 (2.4)50 (2.5)
Intramucosal carcinoma2 (0.2)2 (0.2)4 (0.2)
Invasive carcinoma5 (0.5)9 (0.9)14 (0.7)
Others31 (3.2)33 (3.2)64 (3.2)
Total973 (100.0)1040 (100.0)2013 (100.0)