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Table 2 Disease-specific and oncological characteristics

From: Pylorus drainage procedures in thoracoabdominal esophagectomy – a single-center experience and review of the literature

Feature

 

Number

Percent

Histological type of disease

Adenocarcinoma

128

75.2

Squamous cell carcinoma

36

21.2

Neuroendocrine tumor (NET)

3

1.8

Other

3

1.8

Tumor location

Upper-third (0–18 cm)

1

0.6

Middle-third (19–29 cm)

32

18.8

Lower-third (30–45 cm)

137

80.6

Clinical T-stage at diagnosis

cT1

5

2.9

cT2

38

22.4

cT3

90

52.9

cT4

35

20.6

Not determined

2

1.2

Clinical N-stage at diagnosis

cN0

50

29.4

cN+

118

69.4

Not determined

2

1.2

Neoadjuvant therapy

Chemo- or radiochemotherapy

111

65.3