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Table 3 Clinical stage distribution in two groups of patients studied

From: Trans-thoracic versus trans-hiatal resection for oesophageal carcinoma: a retrospective comparative study of a single-centre case series

Clinical stage

Group A

Group B

Total

P value

Stage I

3 (6.4%)

1 (2.5%)

4 (4.6%)

0.621

Stage II

10 (21.3%)

8 (20.0%)

18 (20.7%)

0.884

Stage IIB

10 (21.3%)

5 (12.5%)

15 (17.3%)

0.280

Stage III

23 (48.9%)

26 (65.0%)

49 (56.3%)

0.132

Stage IIIB

1 (2.1%)

0

1 (1.1%)

1.000

Total

47 (100%)

40 (100%)

87 (100%)

-

  1. P = 0.489, not significant, Fisher exact test