Table 1 Patient characteristics
Characteristic | Number of patients (%) |
|---|---|
Patients | 78 (100.0) |
Median age = 63 years (range 41 to 81) | |
Gender | |
Male | 55 (70.5) |
Female | 23 (29.5) |
Pathologic type | |
Squamous carcinoma | 41 (52.6) |
Adenocarcinoma | 29 (37.2) |
Adenosquamous carcinoma | 3 (3.8) |
Large cell carcinoma | 5 (6.4) |
Pathologic differentiation | |
High | 5 (6.4) |
Median | 50 (64.1) |
Low | 23 (29.5) |
Clinical Stage* | |
I | 20 (25.6) |
II | 9 (11.5) |
IIIA | 49 (62.9) |
Treatment modality - Curative resection | |
Yes | 78 (100.0) |
No | 0 (0) |
Treatment modality - Adjuvant chemotherapy | |
Yes | 64 (82.1) |
No | 14 (17.9) |
Treatment modality - Postoperative radiotherapy | |
Yes | 17 (21.8) |
No | 61 (78.2) |