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. 2022 Dec 30;12(1):34–40. doi: 10.21037/acs-2022-urats-140

Table 1. Clinicopathological characteristics of the patients receiving hybrid uniportal RATS.

Characteristics Total (n=40)
Age (years), median [IQR] 63 [52–71]
Sex, n (%)
   Male 19 (47.5)
   Female 21 (52.5)
BMI (kg/m2), median [IQR] 23.1 [21.3–25.8]
Smoking history, n (%)
   Current or ever 4 (10.0)
   Never 36 (90.0)
CCI, n (%)
   0 6 (15.0)
   1–2 20 (50.0)
   ≥3 14 (35.0)
Number of lesions, n (%)
   1 31 (77.5)
   2 9 (22.5)
Histological classification, n (%)
   Adenocarcinoma 33 (82.5)
    AIS or MIA 11 (27.5)
    Invasive adenocarcinomaa 22 (55.0)
      Grade I 2 (5.0)
      Grade II 13 (32.5)
      Grade III 7 (17.5)
   Squamous cell carcinoma 4 (10.0)
   Large cell carcinoma 1 (2.5)
   Benign lesion 2 (5.0)
Pathological T stageb, n (%)
   pTis 3 (7.5)
   pT1a (mi) 7 (17.5)
   pT1a 5 (12.5)
   pT1b 10 (25.0)
   pT1c 5 (12.5)
   pT2a 6 (15.0)
   pT2b 1 (2.5)
   pT3 1 (2.5)
   NAc 2 (5.0)
Pathological N stageb, n (%)
   pN0 35 (87.5)
   pN1 1 (2.5)
   pN2 2 (5.0)
   NAc 2 (5.0)
Pathological TNM stageb, n (%)
   0 3 (7.5)
   IA1 12 (30.0)
   IA2 9 (22.5)
   IA3 5 (12.5)
   IB 4 (10.0)
   IIA 1 (2.5)
   IIB 2 (5.0)
   IIIA 2 (5.0)
   NAc 2 (5.0)
STAS presence, n (%) 8 (20.0)

a, all the invasive adenocarcinomas were graded according to the IASLC grading system; b, pathological stage was classified according to the eighth edition of the TNM classification; c, two benign lesions were not applicable for the pathological stage evaluation. RATS, robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery; IQR, interquartile range; BMI, body mass index; CCI, Charlson comorbidity index; AIS, adenocarcinoma in situ; MIA, minimally invasive adenocarcinoma; TNM, tumor node metastasis; STAS, tumor spread through air spaces; NA, not available.