Table 1.
Patient and tumor characteristics
| No | Age/ Gender | Stage | Pathology | Interval (months) | Location | Size (mm) | Power/Time (W/min) | Local recurrence (months) | Comorbidity | Follow‐up (months/ status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 61/M | IIa | ADC | 18 | Right inferior | 27 | 60/6 | None | None | 38/survived |
| 2 | 70/F | Ib | SQ | 63 | Left superior | 42 | 70/8 | 13 | Chronic bronchitis | 17/died |
| 3 | 46/F | Ib | SQ | 23 | Left superior | 28 | 60/7 | None | Diabetes (type I) | 16/survived |
| 4 | 55/M | IIa | ADC | 15 | Right middle | 25 | 60/6 | 26 | None | 32/died |
| 5 | 62/F | Ib | ADC | 12 | Right superior | 33 | 70/8 | None | Hypertension | 26/survived |
| 6 | 54/M | IIa | SQ | 18 | Right inferior | 18 | 60/5 | None | None | 37/survived |
| 7 | 64/M | Ib | ADC | 9 | Left superior | 44 | 70/8 | None | Chronic bronchitis | 23/survived |
| 8 | 59/M | IIIa | ADC | 11 | Left inferior | 30 | 60/8 | 9 | Diabetes (type II) | 11/died |
| 9 | 71/M | Ia | SQ | 37 | Right inferior | 20 | 60/6 | None | Ischemic heart disease | 10/survived |
| 10 | 68/M | IIIa | ADC | 14 | Left inferior | 13 | 60/4 | None | Ischemic heart disease | 6/survived |
| 11 | 53/M | Ia | Sarcoma | 46 | Left superior | 52 | 70/8, 60/6 & | 16 | Diabetes (type II) | 20/ died |
Stage: initial diagnosis. Interval: period between the date of the initial procedure and before microwave ablation (MWA). ADC, adenocarcinoma; SQ, squamous cell carcinoma.