Parameters | No. of patients |
---|---|
Total patients | 45 |
Sex | |
Male | 30 |
Female | 15 |
Age (y) | |
>50 | 35 |
≤50 | 10 |
Diameter (cm) | |
>3 | 37 |
≤3 | 8 |
Surgical procedure | |
Wedge-shaped resection | 6 |
Lobectomy | 32 |
Pneumonectomy | 7 |
Histological subtype | |
Adenocarcinoma | 25 |
Squamous cellcarcinoma carcinomacarcinoma | 18 |
Large cell carcinoma | 2 |
Site of invasion | |
Visceral pleura | 22 |
Chest wall | 4 |
Mediastinum | 3 |