Table 2 Clinical and histologic characteristics by tumor stage.

From: Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma with basaloid features are genetically and prognostically similar to conventional squamous cell carcinoma

 

T1 tumors

T2 and above tumors

SCC with basaloid features n = 13

Conventional SCC n = 19

p

SCC with basaloid features n = 9

Conventional SCC n = 19

p

Age

68.5(56–79)

65.7(47–85)

0.43

66.6(53–82)

71(51–83)

0.21

Gender

Male: 7

Male: 11

0.83

Male: 7

Male: 8

0.11

Female: 6

Female: 8

Female: 2

Female: 11

Tumor location

Upper/mid: 8

Upper/mid: 8

0.295

Upper/mid: 3

Upper/mid:11

0.42

Lower: 5

Lower: 11

Lower: 6

Lower: 8

Tumor size (cm)

2.1 (0.3–3.8)

2.65 (0.5–9.5)

0.45

3.08 (1.7–5.3)

4.3 (1.9–11)

0.15

Lymph node status

Positive: 2

Positive: 0

0.038*

Positive: 4

Positive: 6

0.67

Negative: 11

Negative:19

Negative: 5

Negative: 13

Associated with diffuse or multifocal dysplasia

Positive: 6

Positive: 1

0.01*

Positive: 6

Positive: 0

<0.001*

Negative: 7

Negative: 18

Negative: 3

Negative: 19

Survival rate (80 months)

70%

80%

0.54

20%

20%

0.73