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Table 3 Pathologic stage of esophageal neuroendocrine carcinomas

From: The clinicopathologic features and prognosis of esophageal neuroendocrine carcinomas: a single-center study of 53 resection cases

 

Pure NECs+(%)

MiNECs+(%)

P

Total number

35(97.2)

16(94.1)

 

pT

  

0.021

 1a

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

 

 1b

8(22.9)

1(6.25)

 

 2

15(42.9)

4(25.0)

 

 3

12(34.3)

11(68.8)

 

 4

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

 

pN

  

0.194

 0

23(65.7)

7(43.8)

 

 1

6(17.1)

5(31.3)

 

 2

5(14.3)

4(25.0)

 

 3

1(2.9)

0(0.0)

 

pM

  

1.000

 0

32(91.4)

14(87.5)

 

 1

3(8.6)

2(12.5)

 

Summary stage

  

0.129

 IA

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

 

 IB

7(20.0)

0(0.0)

 

 IIA

15(42.9)

7(43.8)

 

 IIB

0(0.0)

1(6.25)

 

 IIIA

2(5.7)

1(6.25)

 

 IIIB

7(20.0)

5(31.25)

 

 IVA

1(2.9)

0(0.0)

 

 IVB

3(8.6)

2(12.5)

 
  1. +NECs: neuroendocrine carcinomas; MiNECs:mixed neuroendocrine-nonneuroendocrine carcinomas
  2. All tumors were staged according to the rules for esophageal squamous carcinoma (AJCC8)