Percentage of reports complete for each category on the oesophageal reports (n = 54)
| Category on minimum dataset | No complete (%) | No partially complete (%) | No absent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal details | 54 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Total number of lymph nodes | 54 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Depth of invasion | 54 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Type of tumour | 53 (98) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
| Degree of differentiation | 46 (86) | 0 (0) | 8 (14) |
| Proximal margin (clear or involved) | 45 (83) | 0 (0) | 9 (17) |
| Distal margin (clear or involved) | 44 (81) | 0 (0) | 10 (19) |
| Complete resection | 27 (50) | 1 (2) | 26 (48) |
| Other features (Barretts metaplasia/vascular invasion) | 26 (48) | 23 (43) | 5 (9) |
| Gross description of tumour | 21 (38) | 33 (62) | 0 (0) |
| Circumferential margin | 13 (24) | 15 (28) | 26 (48) |
| TNM staging (pTpNpM) | 0 (0) | 45 (83) | 9 (17) |