Table 2 Characteristics of the 14,967 selected esophageal cancer patients, 2002–2011
Variable | Number of patients [cases (%)] |
|---|---|
Region | |
Eastern | 7053 (47.12) |
Central | 4287 (28.64) |
Western | 3627 (24.23) |
Hospital type | |
General | 3430 (22.92) |
Specialized | 11,537 (77.08) |
Hospital level | |
3A | 13,752 (91.88) |
3A less | 1215 (8.12) |
Gender | |
Male | 11,717 (78.29) |
Female | 3250 (21.71) |
Age at diagnosis (years) | |
<45 | 666 (4.45) |
45–54 | 3252 (21.73) |
55–64 | 5683 (37.97) |
≥65 | 5366 (35.85) |
Pathologic typea | |
Squamous cell carcinoma | 12,401 (85.06) |
Others | 2178 (14.94) |
Clinical stage | |
I | 1131 (7.56) |
II | 5186 (34.65) |
III | 4695 (31.37) |
IV | 2880 (19.24) |
Not reported | 1075 (7.18) |
Morphologic verification | 13,332 (89.10) |
Number of clinical visits per case | |
1 | 9564 (63.90) |
2 | 2725 (18.21) |
3 | 1176 (7.86) |
4+ | 1502 (10.04) |
Type of therapyb | |
Surgery | 5168 (34.75) |
Surgery and chemotherapy | 3000 (20.17) |
Radiotherapy | 1982 (13.33) |
Chemotherapy | 1690 (11.36) |
Radiotherapy and chemotherapy | 1310 (8.81) |
Surgery and radiotherapy | 386 (2.60) |
Palliative care | 928 (6.24) |
Others | 408 (2.74) |
Comorbidities | 3877 (25.9) |
Complications | 1235 (8.25) |