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Table 3 Univariate and multivariate analyses of prognostic parameters in patients with SCCE

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   .045 .288 .086 .963 .043
> = 5 cm 21      
<5 cm 18      
Lgr5 expression   .001 1.519 .346 6.659 .580
Low 23      
High 21      
T classification   .725 .760 .276 2.090 .595
T < =2 20      
T > 2 20      
N classification   .170 3.726 1.063 13.061 .040
N0 16      
N+ 26      
M classification   .096 4.861 .902 26.212 .066
M0 33      
M1 10      
Chemotherapy   .088 .229 .081 .649 .006
No 16      
Yes 28      
Surgery   .207 1.222 .257 5.822 .801
No 11      
Yes 33      
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