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Table 1 Patient and tumour characteristics

From: The impact of operative approach on outcome of surgery for gastro-oesophageal tumours

Characteristic

Ivor Lewis

Transhiatal

Left Thoraco-laparotomy

p value

Number Resected

29

31

42

 

Median Age (years)

61.8

64.0

66.6

0.858

Male

20

23

34

0.503

Histology

Adenocarcinoma

22

29

37

0.125

 

Squamous Cell Carcinoma

7

2

5

 

Stage

I

5

6

0

0.013

 

IIA

13

10

17

0.594

 

IIB

2

7

5

0.191

 

III

8

8

20

0.092

 

IVA

1

0

0

0.281

Tumour Location

Oesophageal

21

12

13

0.002

 

GOJ

8

19

29

 

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy

11

15

17

0.686