Table 1.
Clinical, morphological and safety data of the analyzed samples
| Unselected pool of patients | ||
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| Total patients, n | 361 | |
| Age (years), mean (min–max) | 69.7 (31–93) | |
| Sex, n | 233 M, 128 F | |
| Diagnosis | Neoplastic | 260/361 (72%) |
| Non-neoplastic | 78/361 (21.6%) | |
| Nondiagnostic | 23/361 (6.4%) | |
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| Tumoral lesions | ||
| Age (years), mean (min–max) | 70.8 (31–93) | |
| Sex, n | 176 M, 84 F | |
| Dimensions of the nodule (mm), min–max | 8–130 | |
| NSCLC | 192/260 (73.8%) | |
| Mix of SCLC | 68/260 (26.2%) | |
| Safety | ||
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| Complications | No or early minor complications | 184/192 (96%) |
| Major complications | 8/192 (4%) | |
Data are presented as ratio of patients (percentage), unless otherwise noted.
NSCLC, non-small cell lung carcinoma; SCLC, small cell lung carcinoma.