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. 2005 Jan 25;5:10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-5-10

Table 1.

Patient characteristics

Characteristics Number of patients Percentage (%)
Age, years
 Median 58
 Range (39–77)

Gender
 Male 41 80
 Female 10 20

Performance Status
 0 29 57
 1 17 33
 2 5 10

Stage
 IIIA 3 6
 IIIB 14 27
 IV 34 67

Histology
 Adenocarcinoma 16 31
 Squamous cell carcinoma 18 36
 NSCLC 17 33

Sites of metastases
 Lung 17 50
 Adrenal 10 29
 Bone 7 21
 Liver 7 21
 Distant LAP 3 9

Number of metastatic organs
 1 24 71
 2 9 26
 3 1 3

Smoking history
 Yes 42 82
 No 9 18