Research Article

Characterization of Desmoglein 3 (DSG3) as a Sensitive and Specific Marker for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Table 1

Clinicopathological features of patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Age (years) (mean, range)67 (37-91)

Gender ()Male ()77%
Female ()23%

Procedures ()Biopsy ()
Resection ()
Endoscopic mucosal resection ()

Tumor site ()Upper esophagus ()36%
Mid esophagus ()13%
Distal esophagus ()26%
Mid and distal esophagus ()26%

Differentiation componentsWell-differentiated components ()
Moderately differentiated components ()
Poorly differentiated components ()
Small-cell carcinoma component ()