Figure 2

Nomograms for predicting 5- and 10-year overall survival and cause-specific survival. (A) Prediction for overall survival; (B) Prediction for cause-specific survival. Abbreviations: Stage: L, localized; R, regional; D, distant. Histological subtype: S, squamous cell carcinoma; A, adenocarcinoma; O, others. Instructions: Locate the patient’s characteristic on the variable row and draw a vertical line straight up to the points row to assign a value of points for the variable. Repeat this process to obtain points for each variable. Add up the total points and drop a vertical line from the total points row to obtain the 5- and 10-year survival.