Table 1 Patient characteristics
| Â | Cervical cancer ( N =140) | ESCC ( N =161) |
|---|---|---|
Age (year) | ||
 Median (range) | 48 (21–80) | 58 (36–77) |
Cell type (%) | Â | Â |
 Squamous cell | 140 (100) | 161 (100) |
HPV status (%) | ||
 HPV 16+ | 102 (72.9) | 97 (60.2) |
 HPV 16− | 38 (27.1) | 64 (39.8) |
Histologic grade | ||
 High-differentiated tumour | 7 | 11 |
 Mild-differentiated tumour | 71 | 102 |
 Low-differentiated tumour | 47 | 48 |
Undefined cancer | 15 | 0 |