Table 1.
Temperature differences and histopathological characteristics of the investigated lesions
| Malignant tumors | Benign tumors | |||
| ΔT (°C) | Histopathology | ΔT (°C) | Histopathology | |
| Case 1 | 0.80 | NSCLC | 0.3 | Inflammation |
| Case 2 | 0.70 | NSCLC | 1.20 | Inflammation |
| Case 3 | 1.19 | SCLC | 1.70 | Inflammation |
| Case 4 | 0.76 | NSCLC | 0.70 | Inflammation |
| Case 5 | 1.55 | SCLC | 0.09 | Inflammation |
| Case 6 | 1.40 | SCLC | 0.30 | Inflammation |
| Case 7 | 2.10 | SCLC | 0.18 | Inflammation |
| Case 8 | 1.09 | NSCLC | 0.15 | Inflammation |
| Case 9 | 1.50 | NSCLC | 1.40 | Inflammation |
| Case 10 | 1.4 | SCLC | 0.21 | Inflammation |
| Case 11 | 0.80 | NSCLC | 1.60 | Inflammation |
NSCLC = non-small cells lung cancer, SCLC = small cells lung cancer