Table 2 Clinical characteristics of the patients with oesophageal carcinoma at the time of diagnosis
Characteristic | Squamous cell carcinoma (n = 32) | Adenocarcinoma (n = 19) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | |
Grade of the tumour | ||||
Well differentiated/G1 | 5 | 15.6 | 1 | 5.3 |
Moderately differentiated/ G2 | 21 | 65.6 | 12 | 63.2 |
Poorly differentiated/ G3 | 6 | 18.8 | 6 | 31.6 |
Stage of the tumour | ||||
Stage I | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.3 |
Stage II | 2 | 6.2 | 7 | 36.8 |
Stage III | 12 | 37.6 | 7 | 36.8 |
Stage IV | 18 | 56.2 | 4 | 21.1 |
Initial treatment undergone | ||||
Surgery | 6 | 18.8 | 8 | 42.1 |
Radiotherapy | 10 | 31.2 | 2 | 10.5 |
Chemotherapy | 4 | 12.5 | 5 | 26.3 |
Neo-adjuvant chemo-radiotherapy | 11 | 34.4 | 2 | 10.5 |
No treatment | 1 | 3.1 | 2 | 10.5 |
Time since first symptom to diagnosis | ||||
< 3 months | 20 | 62.5 | 13 | 68.5 |
> 3 months | 12 | 37.5 | 6 | 31.5 |
Long standing co-morbid conditions | ||||
Yes | 2 | 6.3 | 3 | 15.8 |
No | 30 | 93.7 | 16 | 84.2 |