Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of the studied patients and histopathological verification of NSCLC
| Clinical and pathological features | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Mean age (total), 65 ± 8.433 (range 47–87) | 74 |
| Men, 65 ± 8.129 (range 47–87) | 47 (63.5) |
| Women, 63 ± 8.823 (range 42–79) | 27 (36.5) |
| Age groups | |
| <60 | 20 (27) |
| 60–70 | 32 (43) |
| >70 | 22 (30) |
| Smokers, n total = 71 | 66 (93) |
| Smoking period | |
| <40 years | 37 (52) |
| ≥40 years | 29 (41) |
| Amount of cigarettes smoked | |
| 10–15 cigarettes per day | 6 (8) |
| 20 cigarettes per day (1 pack) | 43 (61) |
| 30–40 cigarettes per day (1.5–2 packs) | 17 (24) |
| Pack years (PYs) | |
| <40 PYs | 30 (42) |
| ≥40 PYs | 36 (51) |
| Histopathological type of NSCLC | |
| Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) | 40 (54) |
| Non-squamous cell carcinoma (non-SCC) | 34 (46) |
| Adenocarcinoma (AC) | 27 (37) |
| Large cell carcinoma (LCC) | 7 (9) |
| pTNM | |
| T1 | 20 (27) |
| T2 | 34 (46) |
| T3–4 | 20 (27) |
| AJCC | |
| AJCC IA | 14 (19) |
| AJCC IB | 14 (19) |
| AJCC IIA | 14 (19) |
| AJCC IIB | 9 (12) |
| AJCC IIIA/IIIB | 23 (31) |