Clinical data of the patients undergoing radical surgery of esophageal carcinoma and carcinoma of the gastric cardia.
| Classifications | Cases | Constituent ratio (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Tumor locations | ||
| Superior thoracic segment | 107 | 7.6 |
| Middle thoracic segment | 644 | 45.5 |
| Inferior thoracic segment | 135 | 9.6 |
| Gastric cardia carcinoma | 528 | 37.3 |
| Tumor size (cm) | ||
| ≤ 3 | 268 | 19.0 |
| 3.1~5 | 587 | 41.5 |
| 5.1~7 | 333 | 23.6 |
| > 7 | 223 | 15.8 |
| Pathological types | ||
| SqCa | 839 | 59.3 |
| Adenocarcinoma | 471 | 33.3 |
| Undifferentiated small cell carcinoma | 39 | 2.8 |
| Mucinous adenocarcinoma | 36 | 2.6 |
| Others | 28 | 2.0 |
| Depth of tumor encroachment | ||
| Cancer in situ | 41 | 2.9 |
| Encroachment of the lamina propria, submucosa | 74 | 5.2 |
| Encroachment of the superficial muscular layer | 98 | 6.9 |
| Encroachment of the deep muscular layer | 170 | 12.0 |
| Encroachment of the fibrous membrane | 542 | 38.3 |
| Encroachment of the surrounding soft tissue | 484 | 34.2 |
| Clinical stages | ||
| 0~I | 141 | 10.0 |
| II | 542 | 38.3 |
| III | 528 | 37.3 |
| IV | 197 | 13.9 |
| VTE | ||
| Negative | 1348 | 95.3 |
| Positive | 62 | 4.4 |
| Surrounding invasion | ||
| Negative | 1197 | 84.65 |
| Positive | 216 | 1 5.3 |
| Tumor residues | ||
| Negative | 1321 | 93.42 |
| Positive | 89 | 6.3 |
Exclusive of data depletion