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. 2014 Apr 24;111(1):17–24. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2014.211

Table 2. Patient characteristics (n=100).

Characteristic No. of patients % Median Range
Age
 
 
63
25–82
Gender
Female 66 66    
Male
34
34
 
 
Tumour location and histology
Breast adenocarcinoma
28
28
 
 
Lung cancer
 Non-small cell carcinoma 12 12    
 Neuroendocrine tumour 1 1    
 Small cell carcinoma 1 1    
 Mesothelioma
1
1
 
 
Ovarian cancer
 Adenocarcinoma 7 7    
 Squamous cell carcinoma
2
2
 
 
Head and neck cancer
 Squamous cell carcinoma 5 5    
 Adenoid cystic carcinoma 4 4    
 Adenocarcinoma
1
1
 
 
Colorectal adenocarcinoma
5
5
 
 
Sarcoma
 Soft tissue sarcoma 4 4    
 Osteosarcoma 1 1    
 Leiomyosarcoma 1 1    
 Uterine leiomyosarcoma 1 1    
 Uterine sarcoma
1
1
 
 
Cervical cancer
 Squamous cell carcinoma 3 3    
 Adenocarcinoma
2
2
 
 
Urothelial carcinoma
3
3
 
 
Oesogastric carcinoma
 Adenocarcinoma 3 3    
 Squamous cell carcinoma
1
1
 
 
Anal squamous cell carcinoma
2
2
 
 
Adenocarcinoma of unknown primary
2
2
 
 
Endometrial carcinoma
 Adenocarcinoma 1 1    
 Small cell carcinoma 1 1    
 Undifferentiated carcinoma
1
1
 
 
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma
1
1
 
 
Germ cell tumour
1
1
 
 
Penis squamous cell carcinoma
1
1
 
 
Vulva squamous cell carcinoma
1
1
 
 
Merckel cell tumour
1
1
 
 
Desmoid tumour 1 1