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Table 1 Patient characteristics and grade of esophageal carcinoma in two groups

From: Video-assisted mediastinoscopic transhiatal esophagectomy combined with laparoscopy for esophageal cancer

 

Group A

Group B

Total

Gender

   

   Male

20

8

28

   Female

12

0

12

Age

   

   Mean ± SD (yrs)

59.3 ± 10.1

67.0 ± 7.1

65.5 ± 9.4

   Range (yrs)

42-78

55-73

42-78

Carcinoma location

   

   Upper

16

2

18

   Midddle

14

4

18

   Lower

2

2

4

p- stage

   

   T

   

T is

0

1

1

T 1a

8

2

10

T 1b

10

3

13

T 2

8

1

9

T 3

6

1

7

T 4a and T 4b

0

0

0

   N

   

N0

22

7

29

N1a

8

1

9

N1b

2

0

2

N2 and N3

0

0

0

   M

   

M0

32

8

40

M1

0

0

0

   H

   

H1

32

8

40

H2

0

0

0

   G

   

Gx

5

0

5

G1

9

3

12

G2

16

4

20

G3

2

1

3

G4

0

0

0

TNM-stage

   

   0

0

1

1

   Ia

7

3

10

   Ib

14

1

15

   II

10

3

13

   IIIa

1

0

1

   IIIb and IV

0

0

0