Brief Article
Copyright ©2011 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Jun 7, 2011; 17(21): 2658-2662
Published online Jun 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i21.2658
Table 1 Clinical parameters of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients and healthy controls n (%)
ESCC patients (n = 72)Healthy controls (n = 83)
Age (yr)
< 505 (7)16 (19)
≥ 5067 (93)67 (81)
Gender
Male52 (72)45 (54)
Female20 (28)38 (46)
Histological grade
Well16 (22)-
Well/moderate2 (3)-
Moderate33 (46)-
Moderate/poor3 (4)-
Poor15 (21)-
Unknown3 (4)-
Tumor size (cm)
< 532 (44)-
≥ 537 (51)-
Unknown3 (5)-
TNM stage
I14 (19)-
II21 (29)-
III31 (43)-
Unknown6 (8)-
Lymph node metastasis
Yes34 (47)-
No31 (43)-
Unknown7 (10)-