Table 1 Patient characteristics: (y) years; (n) number
Characteristic | Value y, n (%) |
|---|---|
Age (y) | |
 Median | 58 |
 Range | 43–69 |
Gender (n) | |
 Male | 13 (76) |
 Female | 4 (24) |
Histologic subtype (n) | |
 Adenocarcinoma | 10 (59) |
 Squamous cell carcinoma | 7 (4) |
Clinical Stage (n) | |
 Tumor classification (TNM 7th ed.) | |
  T2 | 3 (18) |
  T3 | 1 (6) |
  T4 | 13 (76) |
 Lymph node status (n) | |
  N2 (multistation) | 11 (65) |
  N3 | 6 (35) |
  IIIA | 2 (12) |
  IIIB | 15 (88) |
 Chemotherapy regimen (n) | |
 Cisplatin/Docetaxel | 17 (100) |
Clinical re-staging (n) | |
 Tumor classification (n) | |
  T0 | 4 (23) |
  T1 | 1 (6) |
  T2 | 3 (18) |
  T4 | 9 (53) |
 Lymph node re-staging (n) | |
  N0 | 12 (70) |
  N2 | 3 (18) |
  N3 | 2 (12) |