Clinicopathological profile and survival analysis of esophageal carcinoma: A retrospective study in a tertiary care hospital in Northeast India.

Background: Esophageal cancer (EC) is an extremely aggressive tumor with one of the highest geographic, ethnic, and gender variations. Various factors including tobacco consumption, unhealthy diet, and socioeconomic status have been implicated in the etiology of EC. Despite the advent of modern treatments, the prognosis of EC is dismal.