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. 2017 Oct;9(Suppl 12):S1267–S1272. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.05.04

Table 1. Clinical characteristics of patients who underwent lung metastasectomy.

Characteristics #27 patients
Age (years) 64.2±8.8 (49–77)
Gender (male/female) 20 (74.1%)/7 (25.9%)
Histology of renal cancer
   Clear cell 24 (88.9%)
   Papillary 2 (7.4%)
   Others 1 (3.7%)
Number of pulmonary metastases, single/multiple Mean: 1 (range, 1–6), 15 (66.6%)/12 (44.4%)
Synchronous/metachronous metastases 4 (14.8%)/23 (85.2%)
Side (right/left) 13 (48.1%)/14 (51.9%)
Type of lung resection (wedge/lobectomy) 22 (81.5%)/5 (18.5%)
Total number of metastases per lobe (upper/middle/lower) 16/5/19
Dimension of pulmonary metastasis (cm) 2.69±1.45 (range, 1–5)
Adjuvant therapy (data available only for 18 patients)
   RT 1 (5.5%)
   CT 1 (5.5%)
   Target therapy 10 (55.5%)