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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Improved detection of metastatic lymph nodes in oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma by combined interpretation of fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomography/computed tomography

Characteristics

Value

Age (years)

63 ± 8

Gender (male)

194 (95.6)

Locations

 Upper thoracic

14 (6.9)

 Middle thoracic

58 (28.6)

 Lower thoracic

118 (58.1)

 Upper to mid-thoracic

1 (0.5)

 Mid to lower thoracic

12 (5.9)

Histologic grade

 Well-differentiated

41 (20.2)

 Moderate

108 (53.2)

 Poor

21 (10.3)

 Undetermined

33 (16.3)

Total

203

  1. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation or n (%)