Table 1. Patients’ characteristics.
| Parameter | n [%] |
|---|---|
| Number of patients | 110 |
| Age (median/range) | 62/40–78 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 69 [63] |
| Female | 41 [37] |
| Tumor location | |
| Lobe left upper | 28 [25] |
| Left lower | 38 [35] |
| Right upper | 13 [12] |
| Middle | 2 [2] |
| Right lower | 29 [26] |
| Histopathology | |
| Adenocarcinoma | 57 [52] |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 42 [38] |
| Multicellular carcinoma | 11 [10] |
| Type of procedure | |
| Lobectomy | 61 [56] |
| Bilobectomy | 10 [9] |
| Pneumonectomy | 31 [28] |
| Wedge resection | 8 [7] |
| Clinical T factor | |
| T1 | 29 [26] |
| T2 | 65 [59] |
| T3 | 14 [13] |
| T4 | 2 [2] |
| Pathological N status | |
| Skip metastases | 23 [21] |
| Single station N2 | 22 [20] |
| Multi-station N2 | 88 [80] |