©The Author(s) 2020.
World J Clin Cases. Nov 6, 2020; 8(21): 5139-5148
Published online Nov 6, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i21.5139
Published online Nov 6, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i21.5139
Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the 81 patients, n (%)
| Characteristics | Patients, n = 81 |
| Gender | |
| Male | 59 (72.8) |
| Female | 22 (27.2) |
| Smoking status | |
| Nonsmoker | 39 (48.1) |
| Former or current smoker | 42 (51.9) |
| Pathological type | |
| Adenocarcinoma | 62 (76.5) |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 11 (13.6) |
| Adenosquamous carcinoma | 3 (3.7) |
| NSCLC-NOS | 5 (6.2) |
| Clinical stage | |
| IIIA | 15 (18.5) |
| IIIB | 28 (34.6) |
| IIIC | 3 (3.7) |
| IV | 35 (43.2) |
| Distant metastasis | |
| Malignant pleural effusion | 3 (3.7) |
| Pleura | 4 (4.9) |
| Contralateral lung | 9 (11.1) |
| Bone | 14 (17.3) |
| Brain | 9 (11.1) |
| Liver | 3 (3.7) |
| Adrenal gland | 5 (6.2) |
- Citation: Su W, Tian XD, Liu P, Zhou DJ, Cao FL. Accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound-guided needle aspiration specimens for molecular diagnosis of non-small-cell lung carcinoma. World J Clin Cases 2020; 8(21): 5139-5148
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v8/i21/5139.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v8.i21.5139