Table 1.

Characteristics of the patients and the lesions (N=41)

Characteristics	N	%
Patient population
Sex
Male	37	90.2
Female	4	9.8
Age (year) (X ± SD)	57.83 ± 10.88
Smoking habits
Smoker	40	97.6
Nonsmoker	1	2.4
Amount of smoking (package-year)[Median (min. – max.)]	40 (0–120)
CT findings (tumor size)
≥3 cm	35	85.4
<3 cm	6	14.6
Localization of the lesion
Right main bronchus	14	34.1
Left main bronchus	14	34.1
Trachea	8	19.5
Right upper lobe orifice	3	7.3
Main carina	2	4.9