Table 1 Basic and clinical characteristics of the patients in present study (n = 50)
Characteristics | Number of patients (%) |
|---|---|
Age (years) | |
Median (range) | 54 (39–64) |
Gender | |
Male/Female | 42 (84.0)/8 (16.0) |
ECOG a performance status | |
0-1 | 47 (94.0) |
2 | 3 (6.0) |
Pathology | |
Squamous-cell carcinoma (SCC) | 50 (100.0) |
Tumorstage b after surgery | |
I-II | 17 (34.0) |
III-IV | 33 (66.0) |
Time form surgery to recurrences (months) | |
Median (range) | 13.0 (5.0-32.0) |
Sites of recurrence c | |
Anastomotic | 7 (14.0) |
Supraclavicular lymph nodes | 18 (36.0) |
Mediastinal lymph nodes | 15 (30.0) |
Abdominal lymph nodes | 5 (10.0) |
Supraclavicular/mediastinal lymph nodes | 4 (8.0) |
Supraclavicular/abdominal lymph nodes | 1 (2.0) |