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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2010; 16(16): 1986-1992
Published online Apr 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i16.1986
Published online Apr 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i16.1986
Table 1 Demographic data of 298 patients with advanced esophageal cancer n (%)
| Variables | Surgery alone | NeoadjuvantCRT | Significance |
| Patients | 108 | 190 | |
| Sex | NS | ||
| Male | 86 (80.0) | 151 (79.4) | |
| Female | 22 (20.0) | 39 (20.6) | |
| Age (yr) | 63.6 | 60.1 | P < 0.01 |
| < 50 | 11 (10.2) | 38 (20.0) | |
| 50-70 | 65 (60.2) | 124 (65.3) | |
| > 70 | 32 (29.6) | 18 (14.7) | |
| Histological subtype | 0.871 | ||
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 55 (51.0) | 100 (52.6) | |
| Adenocarcinoma | 53 (49.0) | 90 (47.4) | |
| No. of resected LNs (median, range) | 30 (3-74) | 27 (4-55) | P = 0.007 |
| pN category | P < 0.001 | ||
| pN0 | 27 (25.0) | 98 (51.6) | |
| pN1 | 81 (75.0) | 92 (48.5) | |
| LN ratio | P < 0.001 | ||
| pN0 | 27 (25.0) | 98 (51.6) | |
| LN ratio < 0.2 | 52 (48.1) | 69 (36.3) | |
| LN ratio ≥ 0.2 | 29 (26.9) | 23 (12.1) | |
| pM1 organ | 11 (10.1) | 8 (4.2) | NS |
| R category | NS | ||
| R0 | 98 (92.6) | 179 (94.2) | |
| R1/R2 | 10 (7.4) | 11 (5.8) | |
| Response after neoadjuvant therapy | |||
| Minor response | - | 112 (59.0) | |
| Major response | - | 78 (41.0) |
- Citation: Metzger R, Bollschweiler E, Drebber U, Mönig SP, Schröder W, Alakus H, Kocher M, Baldus SE, Hölscher AH. Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for esophageal cancer: Impact on extracapsular lymph node involvement. World J Gastroenterol 2010; 16(16): 1986-1992
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v16/i16/1986.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v16.i16.1986