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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2007; 13(39): 5267-5272
Published online Oct 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i39.5267
Table 1 Patient characteristics
CharacteristicNumber of patients
Gender
Male64
Female26
Age (yr)
Range42-75
Median57.80
Pathology
Squamous cell carcinoma88
Undifferentiated carcinoma2
Location
Upper-thoracic37
Middle-thoracic41
Lower-thoracic12
Length (cm)
Median5.91
Range2-12
Stage (UICC 1997)
I8
IIa31
IIb45
III6