Table 1 Patient and cancer characteristics
Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
Sex, male, n (%) | 15 (71.4) |
Mean age, Range, years | 68.7 ± 9.7 (46–86) |
History of chemotherapy, n (%) | 10 (47.6) |
History of esophageal surgery, n (%) | 4 (19.0) |
Median course of disease, months | 9.0 (2.0, 12.0) |
Esophageal carcinoma diagnosis | |
Adenocarcinoma/Squamous cell carcinoma | 18 (85.7)/3 (14.3) |
Local/distant metastases | 8 (38.1)/3 (14.3) |
Comorbidities, n (%) | |
Hypertension | 6 (28.6) |
Diabetes mellitus | 6 (28.6) |
Coronary heart disease | 1 (4.8) |
Symptom and sign, n (%) | |
Dysphagia | 14 (66.7) |
Choking cough | 2 (9.5) |
Others | 5 (23.8) |
Location of carcinoma | |
Upper middle segment | 9 (42.9) |
Meddle lower | 4 (19.0) |
Esophageal cardia junction | 7 (33.3) |