TABLE 1.

Characteristics of the patients and submitted specimens (N = 49).

Characteristics		Patients
		N	%
Age, years	Median	67
	Range	33–83
Sex	Male	27	55
	Female	22	45
Smoking history	Nonsmoker	14	29
	Smoker	35	71
Clinical stage	III	9	18
	IV	40	82
Histology	Adenocarcinoma	46	94
	NOS	3	6
Biopsy method	TBB	34	69
	EBUS‐TBNA	10	20
	CNB	5	10
Biopsy site	Lung	38	78
	Lymph node	8	16
	Liver	2	4
	Soft tissue	1	2

Abbreviations: CNB, core needle biopsy; EBUS‐TBNA, endobronchial ultrasound‐guided transbronchial needle aspiration; NOS, not otherwise specified; TBB, transbronchial biopsy.