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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2006; 12(8): 1296-1299
Published online Feb 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i8.1296
Table 1 Clinicopathologic characteristics n (%)
Variables≥70 years(n=60)< 70 years(n=1782)P value
73.1 ± 3.955.8 ± 5.20.0007
Sex (male/female)Sep-511453/3290.61
Tumor location0.74
Cervical3 (5.0)75 (4.2)
Upper-third7 (11.7)186 (10.4)
Middle-third32 (53.3)901 (50.6)
Lower-third16 (26.7)591 (33.2)
Double location2 (3.3)29 (1.6)
Tumor size (cm)5.2 ± 2.16.5 ± 2.70.85
Histological type0.87
Squamous cell carcinoma53 (88.3)1 610 (90.3)
Adenocarcinoma4 (6.7)97 (5.4)
Other carcinomas3 (5.0)75 (4.2)
Histological differentiation0.76
Well8 (13.3)185 (10.4)
Moderately46 (76.7)1 410 (79.1)
Poorly6 (10.0)187 (10.5)
TNM stage0.89
01 (1.7)15 (0.8)
I2 (3.3)94 (5.3)
II9 (15.0)251 (14.1)
III45 (75.0)1 308 (73.4)
IV3 (5.0)114 (6.4)
Preoperative radiochemotherapy19 (31.7)624 (35.0)0.68