Clinical Study

Narrow Band Imaging with Magnification Can Pick Up Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma More Efficiently Than Lugol Chromoendoscopy in Patients after Chemoradiotherapy

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of 28 patients and primary cancers.

Age, median (range), years69 (56–86)
Sex (male, female)25, 3
Location
 Ce1
 Ut3
 Mt15
 Lt9
 Ae0
Depth
 M1
 SM9
 MP or more18
LN metastasis
 Yes16
 No12
Distant metastasis
 Yes5
 No23
Chemotherapy
 CDDP + 5-FU2
 NPD + 5-FU25
 NPD + 5-FU→NPD + S-11
Radiation
 Median (range), Gy50.4 (50–60)
Follow-up period
 Median (range), months10 (3–42)