Table 2 General characteristics of the study participants
Variable | Number of patients (%) |
|---|---|
Age (years), mean ± SD | 56 ± 8 |
Gender | |
Male | 38 (90) |
Female | 2 (10) |
Tumor site | |
Cervical | 3 (7) |
Upper-third thoracic | 8 (20) |
Middle-third thoracic | 16 (40) |
Lower-third thoracic | 13 (33) |
Overall stage | |
II | 5 (13) |
III | 23 (58) |
IV | 12 (29) |
T classification | |
T2 | 7 (18) |
T3 | 23 (58) |
T4 | 10 (24) |
N classification | |
N0 | 3 (7) |
N1 | 11 (27) |
N2 | 19 (48) |
N3 | 7 (18) |
Treatment | |
nCRT + surgery | 13 (33) |
dCRT | 27 (67) |