Table 1.
Patient demographics, clinical and surgical characteristics
| Variable | Frequency (n = 10) |
|---|---|
| Age, mean (range), years | 51.8 (31–65) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 7 |
| Female | 3 |
| Primary malignancy site | |
| Colorectal carcinoma | 4 |
| Renal | 3 |
| Bone | 1 |
| Breast | 1 |
| Testis | 1 |
| Side | |
| Right | 4 |
| Left | 0 |
| Bilateral | 6 |
| Preop. chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy and/or immunotherapy | |
| Received | 7 |
| Not received | 3 |
| Pulmonary metastases | |
| Solitary | 1 |
| Multiple | |
| 2–3 pulmonary metastases | 5 |
| > 4 pulmonary metastases | 4 |
| Bilateral metastasectomy | |
| Single staged | 5 |
| Two staged | 1 |
| Synchronous | 5 |
| R0 | 10 |
| R1 | 0 |
| Lymph node involvement | 1/9 |
| Histology-wise distribution | |
| Adenocarcinoma | 4 |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 1 |
| Chondrosarcoma | 1 |
| Clear cell RCC | 2 |
| Number of lesions | 14 |
| Bronchopulmonary segment involved | |
| S1 | 1 (right) |
| S3 | 1 (right) |
| S5 | 1 (right) |
| S7 | 3 (right) |
| S7–8 | 3 (left) |
| S10 | 5 (right) |
| Mean nodule size in centimeters | 1.6 × 1.1 × 0.5 |
| Mean excised specimen in centimeters | 2.3 × 1.6 × 0.8 |
| Nodule/specimen ratio | 0.3 |
| Margin in millimeters | 2.78 |
| Air leak | 0 |
| Basal pneumonia | 2 |
| ICD removal in days | 2.6 (1–5) |
| Hospital stays in days | 4 (3–6) |