Retrospective Study
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jan 27, 2022; 14(1): 46-55
Published online Jan 27, 2022. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v14.i1.46
Table 1 Clinicopathologic characteristics of the study population

All (n = 122)
Sex
Male/female96 (78.7%)/26 (21.3%)
Age, median (min, max)68 (35-87)
Histology
Adenocarcinoma/squamous cell carcinoma95 (77.9%)/27 (22.1%)
Neoadjuvant32 (26.2%)
Adjuvant27 (22.1%)
Approach
Transthoracic/transhiatal47 (38.5%)/75 (61.5%)
Reconstruction site
Cervical/Intrathoracic22 (18.0%)/100 (82.0%)
Subtotal esophagectomy41 (33.6%)
Total gastrectomy37 (30.3%)
Splenectomy16 (13.1%)
Operating time (min); median (range)299 (114-775)
Amount of bleeding (mL); median (range)180 (10-4858)
Tumor epicenter
Esophageal side/gastric side52 (42.6%)/70 (57.4%)
Distance from the EGJ to the tumor center (mm)1.5 (-201-20)
Esophageal invasion (mm)11.5 (0-55)
Tumor diameter (mm)32 (6-100)
Pathologic stage of esophageal cancer
Stage I/stage II/stage III/stage IV44 (36.1%)/24 (19.7%)/38 (31.2%)/16 (13.1%)
Residual cancer
R0/R1111 (91.0%)/11 (9.0%)