Table 6 The characteristics of the thoracic ESCC patients with combined TMTV and cN0–1
|  | TMTV < 3.82 cN0–1 | TMTV ≥ 3.8 cN0 | TMTV ≥ 3.8 cN1 |
|---|---|---|---|
Total patients | 75 | 42 | 38 |
Age, < 66 / ≥66 | 37 / 38 | 22 / 20 | 15 / 23 |
Gender, males/females | 66 / 9 | 34 / 8 | 29 / 9 |
Location: upper/middle/lower | 11 / 48 / 16 | 5 / 25 / 12 | 7 / 19 / 12 |
Clinical stage: | |||
 cT1 / cT2 / cT3 | 67 / 7 / 1 | 15 / 15 / 12 | 4 / 15 / 19 |
 cM0 / cM1(LYM) | 75 / 0 | 42 / 0 | 38 / 0 |
 cStage, I / II / III / IV | 70 / 5 / 0 / 0 | 30 / 11 / 1 / 0 | 0 / 19 / 19 / 0 |
Recurrence, negative / positive | 69 / 6 | 26 / 16 | 13 / 25 |