Table 1. Clinical characteristics of cases used in this study.
Cases/Diseases | Value |
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Lung tissue (remote to cancer) (n = 5) | |
Male/Female | 2/3 |
Mean age, years (range) | 66.2 (61–72) |
Inflamed lung (n = 20) | |
Interstitial pneumonia (n = 5) | |
Male/Female | 3/2 |
Mean age, years (range) | 59.6 (41–71) |
Organizing pneumonia (n = 4) | |
Male/Female | 4/0 |
Mean age, years (range) | 55.7 (48–75) |
Bronchopneumonia (n = 4) | |
Male/Female | 2/2 |
Mean age, years (range) | 76.0 (56–85) |
Lobar pneumonia (n = 1) | |
Male/Female | 0/1 |
Mean age, years (range) | 74.0 (-) |
Epithelioid granuloma (n = 6) | |
Male/Female | 2/4 |
Mean age, years (range) | 54.5 (20–78) |
Lung cancer (n = 33) | 33 |
Adenocarcinoma (n = 15) | |
Male/Female | 8/7 |
Mean age, years (range) | 68.6 (43–77) |
Smoking habits (yes/no/unknown) | (8/3/4) |
Squamous cell carcinoma (n = 15) | |
Male/Female | 12/3 |
Mean age, years (range) | 72.4 (56–84) |
Smoking habits (yes/no/unknown) | (11/3/1) |
Small cell carcinoma (n = 3) | |
Male/Female | 2/1 |
Mean age, years (range) | 75.3 (66–85) |
Smoking habits (yes/no/unknown) | (0/1/2) |