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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of 82 PESC patients n (%)

From: The alterations of cytokeratin and vimentin protein expressions in primary esophageal spindle cell carcinoma

 

No. of case of examination (%)

Age

  < 60 years

26 (31.7)

  ≥ 60 years

56 (68.3)

Gender

 Male

57 (69.5)

 Female

25 (30.5)

Family history

 Positive

18 (22.0)

 Negative

64 (78.0)

Smoking

 Yes

41 (50.0)

 No

41 (50.0)

Alcohol

 Yes

36 (43.9)

 No

46 (56.1)

Tumor location

 Uppera

3 (3.7)

 Middle

54 (65.9)

 Lower

25 (30.4)

Gross appearance

 Polypoid

69 (84.1)

 Ulcerative

8 (9.8)

 Infiltrating

5 (6.1)

Lymph node metastasis

 Yes

23 (28.0)

 No

59 (72.0)

TNM stage

 I

29 (35.4)

 II

37 (45.1)

 III

16 (19.5)

 IV

0 (0.0)

  1. aThere was one patient whose tumor location was in cervical segment
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