Table 1 Patient characteristics

Age

years old

median

64

range

50–72

Gender

Number of patients

male

29

female

1

Preoperative Stage (UICC* 1997)

Number of patients

I

4

II A

2

II B

3

III

17

IV

2

unknown

2

Site of recurence

Number of patients

supraclavicular lymph node

9

mediastinal lymph node

14

abdominal lymph node

7

local

9

Performance Status (ECOG†)

Number of patients

0

10

1

15

2

3

3

2

4

0

State at last observation date (August 31, 2005)

Number of patients

alive

15

dead

13

unknown

2