Table 1 Clinicopathological characteristics of patient samples and expression of NDRG2 in ESCC 143
Variable | Number of cases (%) | Variable | Number of cases (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Cigarette smoking | ||
Male | 95 (66.4) | No | 51 (35.7) |
Female | 48 (33.6) | Yes | 92 (64.3) |
Age(years) | Alcohol drinking | ||
≤60 | 78 (54.5) | No | 37 (25.9) |
>60 | 65 (45.5) | Yes | 106 (74.1) |
Clinical stage | T classification | ||
I | 5 (3.5) | T1 | 9 (6.3) |
IIA | 64 (44.8) | T2 | 52 (36.4) |
IIB | 23 (16.1) | T3 | 63 (44.1) |
III | 38 (26.6) | T4 | 19 (13.2) |
IV | 13 (9.0) | Histological differentiation | |
N classification | Well | 45 (31.4) | |
N0 | 61 (42.7) | Moderate | 50 (35.0) |
N1 | 69 (48.3) | Poor | 48 (33.6) |
N2 | 13 (9.0) | Expression of NDRG2 | |
M classification | Negative | 83 (58.0) | |
M0 | 130 (90.9) | Positive | 60 (42.0) |
M1 | 13 (9.1) | Location | |
Therapy | Upper | 17 (11.9) | |
Surgery only | 80 (55.9) | Middle | 80 (55.9) |
Surge + CT/RT/CRT | 63 (44.1) | Lower | 46 (32.2) |
Complication | |||
Yes | 35 (24.5) | ||
No | 108 (75.5) | ||