©The Author(s) 2016.
World J Gastrointest Oncol. Mar 15, 2016; 8(3): 314-320
Published online Mar 15, 2016. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v8.i3.314
Published online Mar 15, 2016. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v8.i3.314
Table 2 Characteristics of esophageal cancer patients at Ocean Road Cancer Institute, Tanzania by histopathologic types n (%)
| Squamous cell carcinoma (n = 569) | Adenocarcinoma (n = 57) | P value | |
| Sex | 0.7338 | ||
| Male | 382 (67.1) | 37 (64.9) | |
| Female | 187 (32.9) | 20 (35.1) | |
| Age group | 0.1702 | ||
| 15-34 yr | 34 (6.0) | 4 (7.0) | |
| 35-44 yr | 64 (11.2) | 1 (1.8) | |
| 45-54 yr | 111 (19.5) | 9 (15.8) | |
| 55-65 yr | 139 (24.4) | 15 (26.3) | |
| 65+ yr | 221 (38.8) | 28 (49.1) | |
| Treatment | 0.1349 | ||
| Radiation | 170 (29.9) | 16 (28.1) | |
| Chemotherapy | 13 (2.3) | 4 (7.0) | |
| Both | 263 (46.2) | 22 (38.6) | |
| None | 123 (21.6) | 15 (26.3) |
- Citation: Gabel JV, Chamberlain RM, Ngoma T, Mwaiselage J, Schmid KK, Kahesa C, Soliman AS. Clinical and epidemiologic variations of esophageal cancer in Tanzania. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2016; 8(3): 314-320
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5204/full/v8/i3/314.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4251/wjgo.v8.i3.314