Table I.
Clinical characteristics of the patients with non-small cell lung cancer.
| Patient characteristics | Data |
|---|---|
| Total, n | 57 |
| Median age (range), years | 67 (49–83) |
| Sex, n (%) | |
| Male | 28 (49.2) |
| Female | 29 (50.8) |
| Smoking status, n (%) | |
| Never | 31 (54.4) |
| Current/former | 26 (45.6) |
| Median tumor size (range), mm | 20 (9–50) |
| T stage, n (%) | |
| T1a | 4 (7.0) |
| T1b | 24 (42.1) |
| T1c | 18 (31.6) |
| T2a | 6 (10.5) |
| T2b | 5 (8.8) |
| Histological subtype, n (%) | |
| Lepidic | 16 (28.0) |
| Papillary | 26 (45.6) |
| Acinar | 11 (19.3) |
| Solid | 3 (5.3) |
| Micropapillary | 1 (1.8) |
| Microvessel invasion, n (%) | |
| Absent | 37 (64.9) |
| Present | 20 (35.1) |