From: Primary small cell carcinoma of the esophagus: clinicopathological study of 44 cases
 | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | No. | P | HR | 95.0% CI | p | |
Tumor length | Â | .045 | .288 | .086 | .963 | .043 |
> = 5 cm | 21 |  |  |  |  |  |
<5Â cm | 18 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Lgr5 expression | Â | .001 | 1.519 | .346 | 6.659 | .580 |
Low | 23 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
High | 21 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
T classification | Â | .725 | .760 | .276 | 2.090 | .595 |
T < =2 | 20 |  |  |  |  |  |
T > 2 | 20 |  |  |  |  |  |
N classification | Â | .170 | 3.726 | 1.063 | 13.061 | .040 |
N0 | 16 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
N+ | 26 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
M classification | Â | .096 | 4.861 | .902 | 26.212 | .066 |
M0 | 33 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
M1 | 10 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Chemotherapy | Â | .088 | .229 | .081 | .649 | .006 |
No | 16 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 28 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Surgery | Â | .207 | 1.222 | .257 | 5.822 | .801 |
No | 11 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 33 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |