Table 1.
Clinical features of the patients
| P # | Sex | Age | Histology | TNM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M | 49 | ADENO | T1N0MX |
| 2 | M | 61 | ADENO | T2N2MX |
| 3 | M | 68 | ADENO | T3N0MX |
| 4 | M | 64 | ADENO | T1N0MX |
| 5 | M | 63 | ADENO | T2N1MX |
| 6 | M | 55 | ADENO | T2N2MX |
| 7 | M | 56 | ADENO | T2N0MX |
| 8 | M | 56 | SQUAM | T1N1MX |
| 9 | M | 63 | ADENO | T3N2MX |
| 10 | M | 66 | ADENO | T1N1MX |
| 11 | M | 77 | ADENO | T1N0MX |
| 12 | M | 69 | SQUAM | T2N0MX |
| 13 | M | 61 | SQUAM | T2N0MX |
| 14 | F | 52 | ADENO | T2N0MX |
| 15 | M | 57 | ADENO | T2N2M1 |
| 16 | M | 80 | SQUAM | T2N0MX |
| 17 | M | 63 | ADENO | T1N2MX |
| 18 | M | 55 | ADENO | T1N2MX |
| 19 | M | 63 | SQUAM | T2N0MX |
| 20 | M | 67 | SQUAM | T1N0MX |
| 21 | M | 63 | SQUAM | T1N0MX |
| 22 | M | 70 | SQUAM | T3N0MX |
| 23 | M | 68 | SQUAM | T1N0MX |
| 24 | M | 55 | ADENO | T1N0MX |
| 25 | M | 64 | ADENO | T1N0MX |
| 26 | M | 69 | SQUAM | T2N0MX |
| 27 | M | 68 | ADENO | T1N0MX |
Age (years), sex and TNM (tumour, node, metastasis) staging [30] of patients (P) are reported. All patients were smokers. Histology of the tumours indicated that most were adenocarcinoma (ADENO) and the remaining squamous cell carcinomas (SQUAM).