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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Metabolic parameters of sequential 18F-FDG PET/CT predict overall survival of esophageal cancer patients treated with (chemo-) radiation

Clinical Features

n (%)

Age (y)

 62.4 ± 9

 Range (42–88)

Sex

 F

32 (23.9%)

 M

102 (76.1%)

Grade of differentiation

 Highly differentiated (G1)

12 (9.0%)

 Moderately differentiated(G2)

95 (70.9%)

 Poorly differentiated(G3)

22 (16.4%)

 Undifferentiated (G4)

5 (3.7%)

Primary tumor site

 Cervical

13 (9.7%)

 Upper thorax

44 (32.8%)

 Middle thorax

60 (44.8%)

 Lower thorax

14 (10.4%)

 Mixed

3 (2.2%)

Length of primary tumor

  < 3.5

27(20.2%)

  > 3.5

104 (77.6%)

 Not available

3 (2.2%)

*T stage

 T1

3 (2.2%)

 T2

8 (6.0%)

 T3

43 (32.1%)

 T4

80 (59.7%)

*N stage

 N0

49 (36.6%)

 N1

50 (37.3%)

 N2

35 (26.1%)

Concurrent chemotherapy

 No

48 (35.8%)

 Yes

86 (64.2%)

  1. *TNM staging was determined based on the Clinical non operative treatment of esophageal cancer staging criteria (draft, 2010)