Table 1.

Patients’ characteristics.

Pts	Sex	Age	Tumor size (cm)	Lesion location	Smoking	Comorbidities
1	M	78	3.2	Right lower lobe	Ex	Ischemic heart disease, hypertension
2	F	68	0.9	Left lower lobe	No	Hypertension
3	M	67	2.3	Left lower lobe	Yes	Hypertension, COPD
4	F	57	1.2	Left upper lobe	Yes	Hypertension
5	F	66	2.0	Right upper lobe	Yes	Hypertension, COPD,
6	M	68	2.0	Left upper lobe	Yes	COPD
7	F	47	1.6	Right upper lobe	Yes	Hyperthyrodism
8	M	77	1.3	Left upper lobe	Yes	Hypertension
9	F	78	2.5	Right upper lobe	No	Vasculopathy
10	F	58	2.0	Right middle lobe	Ex	Hypertension
11	F	60	1.2	Left lower lobe	Yes
12	M	79	1.7	Right lower lobe	Yes	Ischemic heart disease, hypertension, COPD
13	F	43	0.8	Right lower lobe	Ex
14	M	66	2.2	Right upper lobe	Yes	Hypertension, COPD
15	F	62	1.8	Left lower lobe	Yes	COPD
16	F	56	1.6	Left upper lobe	No
17	M	60	2.8	Right upper lobe	Ex	Diabetes
18	M	79	2.4	Left lower lobe	Ex	Hypertension
19	F	47	1.5	Right middle lobe	Ex
20	F	80	3.0	Left upper lobe	Yes	Hypertension, COPD
21	F	70	1.3	Right upper lobe	Ex	Hypertension, diabetes
22	M	53	1.8	Left lower lobe	Yes	Hypertension
23	F	62	2.4	Right lower lobe	Ex	Hypertension
24	F	53	1.5	Left lower lobe	Ex