Table 2.
Summary of Patient Information
| Metastatic carcinoma of known origin | Albany Medical College sample set | |
|---|---|---|
| Total number | 401 | 48 |
| Average age | 57.8 ± 11 | 62.13 ± 11.7 |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 241 | 20 |
| Male | 160 | 28 |
| Tissue of origin | ||
| Lung | 65 | 9 |
| Pancreas | 63 | 2 |
| Colorectal | 61 | 4 |
| Breast | 63 | 5 |
| Ovarian | 82 | 2 |
| Prostate | 27 | 2 |
| Kidney | 8 | 8 |
| Stomach | 7 | 0 |
| Other* | 25 | 5 |
| Carcinoma of Unknown Primary | 11 | |
| Histopathological diagnosis | ||
| Adenocarcinoma, moderately/well differentiated | 306 | 27 |
| Adenocarcinoma, poorly differentiated | 49 | 4 |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 16 | 5 |
| Poorly differentiated carcinoma | 16 | 10 |
| Small cell carcinoma | 3 | |
| Melanoma | 5 | |
| Lymphoma | 3 | |
| Hepatocellular carcinoma | 2 | |
| Mesothelioma | 1 | |
| Other† | 14 | 2 |
| Metastatic site | ||
| Lymph nodes | 73 | 1 |
| Brain | 17 | 14 |
| Lung | 20 | 7 |
| Liver | 75 | 11 |
| Pelvic region (ovary, bladder, fallopian tubes) | 53 | 2 |
| Abdomen (omentum, mesentery, colon, peritoneum) | 91 | 5 |
| Other (skin, thyroid, chest wall, umbilicus) | 44 | 8 |
| Unknown | 2 | |
| Primary (prostate) | 26 |
*
Esophagus, bladder, pleura, liver, gallbladder, bile ducts, larynx, pharynx, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
†
Small cell mesothelioma, hepatocellular, melanoma, lymphoma.