Table 2.
Patient characteristics (pulmonary metastasis tumor,n = 21)
| Variable | Result |
|---|---|
| Age, years, mean |
62 ± 12 |
| Sex, n (%) | |
| Male |
12 (57.14) |
| Female |
9 (42.86) |
| pulmonary masses |
37 |
| Primary tumor, n (%) | |
| Breast cancer |
3 (14.28) |
| Prostate cancer |
4 (19.05) |
| Liver cancer |
7 (33.33) |
| Gastrointestinal cancer |
7 (33.33) |
| Previous therapy, n (%) | |
| No surgerya |
11 (52.38) |
| Surgery |
10 (47.62) |
| Reasons for no surgery, n (%) | |
| Poor lung function |
12 (57.14) |
| Sever cardiac risk |
5 (23.81) |
| Poor performance status |
2 (9.52) |
| Multiple co-morbidities |
2 (9.52) |
| Length of hospital stay (days) | |
| Mean (range) | 4.8 (3–32) |
aPatients included without therapy, chemotherapy, or radiotherapy.