Patients clinical characteristics | n (%) |
Age (median, range) | 67 years (37 - 89) |
Sex | 2.3 |
- Male | 193 (69.4) |
- Female | 85 (30.6) |
Primary site in esophagus |
|
- Cervical | 16 (5.8) |
- Upper thoracic | 81 (29.1) |
- Middle thoracic | 126 (45.3) |
- Lower thoracic | 55 (19.8) |
Dysphagia |
|
- Grade 1 | 103 (37.1) |
- Grade 2 | 175 (62.9) |
Tumor stage |
|
- Stage I | 26 (9.4) |
- Stage II | 201 (72.3) |
- Stage III | 51 (18.3) |
Radiotherapy |
|
- IFRT | 205 (73.7) |
- ENI | 73 (26.3) |
Chemotherapy |
|
- cCRT | 44 (15.8) |
- sCRT | 28 (10.1) |
- No | 206 (74.1) |