Characteristics | Number of patients (N = 116) |
---|---|
Median age (range), years | 65 (41–80) |
Sex, male | 102 |
ECOG PS 0/1 | 77/39 |
Location of primary lesion Ut/Mt./Lt | 46/66/4 |
Median tumor size (range)a, mm | 70 (12–200) |
Total circumferential lesion | 60 |
Esophageal stenosis | 74 |
Invading adjacent organs | |
Aorta | 54 |
Trachea or bronchus | 92 |
Macroscopic type | |
Ulcerative type | 113 |
WBC ≥ 10,000/μL | 15 |
Hb < 12 g/dL | 19 |
Alb < 3.5 g/dL | 7 |
CRP ≥ 1.00 mg/dLb | 48 |