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Table 1 Patient information and tumor characteristics

From: Radiotherapy for small cell carcinoma of the esophagus: outcomes and prognostic factors from a retrospective study

 

No.

Percentage %

Sex

 Male

29

69.0

 Female

13

31.0

Age (55; range: 42–72 years)

  < 60 years

24

57.1

  ≥ 60 years

18

42.9

Smoking history

 yes

20

47.6

 no

22

52.4

Risky diet

 yes

20

47.6

 no

22

52.4

ECOG PS

 0–1

29

69.0

 2–3

13

31.0

Location

 cervical

0

0

 upper thoracic

10

20.8

 middle thoracic

21

50.0

 lower thoracic

9

21.4

 multiple

2

4.8

Length (cm)

  ≤ 5

20

47.6

  > 5

22

52.4

Stage

 extensive-disease

17

40.5

 limited-disease

25

59.5

Pathology

 Pure SCCE

39

92.9

 Coexisting with SCC

2

4.8

 Coexisting with Adenocarcinoma

1

2.4

Radiation technology

 3DCRT

24

57.1

 IMRT

18

42.9

Radiation Dose(58; Range: 42-66Gy)

  < 56Gy

15

35.7

  ≥ 56Gy

27

64.3

  1. Abbreviations: ECOG PS: the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status Scale, SCCE: Small Cell Carcinoma of esophagus, SCC:squamous cell carcinoma, 3DCRT: 3-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy, IMRT: Intensity Modulation Radiated Therapy