Table 2

Tumor characteristics and treatment details of patients undergoing LTE for esophageal cancer

n (%)
Preoperative treatment
Surgery alone104 (13.4)
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy513 (65.9)
Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy162 (20.8)
Missing14
Anastomosis level
Thoracic719 (90.8)
Cervical73 (9.2)
Missing1
Tumor free resection margin
Yes (R0)707 (89.8)
No (R1)77 (9.8)
No (R2)3 (0.4)
Missing6
Pathologic tumor stage
(y)pT0 (complete histologic response)74 (9.5)
(y)pT194 (12.0)
(y)pT2120 (15.3)
(y)pT3422 (53.9)
(y)pT4a73 (9.3)
(y)pTx10
Pathologic nodal stage
(y)pN0333 (42.6)
(y)pN1177 (22.6)
(y)pN2133 (17.0)
(y)pN3139 (17.8)
(y)pNx11
Number of resected lymph nodes, median (IQR)25 (18–35)
Number of metastatic lymph nodes, median (IQR)1 (0–4)
n (%)
Preoperative treatment
Surgery alone104 (13.4)
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy513 (65.9)
Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy162 (20.8)
Missing14
Anastomosis level
Thoracic719 (90.8)
Cervical73 (9.2)
Missing1
Tumor free resection margin
Yes (R0)707 (89.8)
No (R1)77 (9.8)
No (R2)3 (0.4)
Missing6
Pathologic tumor stage
(y)pT0 (complete histologic response)74 (9.5)
(y)pT194 (12.0)
(y)pT2120 (15.3)
(y)pT3422 (53.9)
(y)pT4a73 (9.3)
(y)pTx10
Pathologic nodal stage
(y)pN0333 (42.6)
(y)pN1177 (22.6)
(y)pN2133 (17.0)
(y)pN3139 (17.8)
(y)pNx11
Number of resected lymph nodes, median (IQR)25 (18–35)
Number of metastatic lymph nodes, median (IQR)1 (0–4)

According to the American definition for R0 resection.

Table 2

Tumor characteristics and treatment details of patients undergoing LTE for esophageal cancer

n (%)
Preoperative treatment
Surgery alone104 (13.4)
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy513 (65.9)
Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy162 (20.8)
Missing14
Anastomosis level
Thoracic719 (90.8)
Cervical73 (9.2)
Missing1
Tumor free resection margin
Yes (R0)707 (89.8)
No (R1)77 (9.8)
No (R2)3 (0.4)
Missing6
Pathologic tumor stage
(y)pT0 (complete histologic response)74 (9.5)
(y)pT194 (12.0)
(y)pT2120 (15.3)
(y)pT3422 (53.9)
(y)pT4a73 (9.3)
(y)pTx10
Pathologic nodal stage
(y)pN0333 (42.6)
(y)pN1177 (22.6)
(y)pN2133 (17.0)
(y)pN3139 (17.8)
(y)pNx11
Number of resected lymph nodes, median (IQR)25 (18–35)
Number of metastatic lymph nodes, median (IQR)1 (0–4)
n (%)
Preoperative treatment
Surgery alone104 (13.4)
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy513 (65.9)
Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy162 (20.8)
Missing14
Anastomosis level
Thoracic719 (90.8)
Cervical73 (9.2)
Missing1
Tumor free resection margin
Yes (R0)707 (89.8)
No (R1)77 (9.8)
No (R2)3 (0.4)
Missing6
Pathologic tumor stage
(y)pT0 (complete histologic response)74 (9.5)
(y)pT194 (12.0)
(y)pT2120 (15.3)
(y)pT3422 (53.9)
(y)pT4a73 (9.3)
(y)pTx10
Pathologic nodal stage
(y)pN0333 (42.6)
(y)pN1177 (22.6)
(y)pN2133 (17.0)
(y)pN3139 (17.8)
(y)pNx11
Number of resected lymph nodes, median (IQR)25 (18–35)
Number of metastatic lymph nodes, median (IQR)1 (0–4)

According to the American definition for R0 resection.

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