Baseline characteristics | Ā | ||
---|---|---|---|
Patients (male/female) | 181 (129/52) | Ā | |
Mean age (range), years | 61.5āĀ±ā9.9 (26ā79) | Ā | |
Smoking history | Ā | Ā | |
āNever smoker | 65(35.9%) | Ā | |
āEx-smoker | 85(47.0%) | Ā | |
āCurrent smoker | 31(17.1%) | Ā | |
Known/suspected lung cancer | 59/122 | Ā | |
Station of LNs | Ā | Ā | |
ā2Ā L | 1(0.45%) | Ā | |
ā2R | 5(2.3%) | Ā | |
ā4Ā L | 13(6.1%) | Ā | |
ā4R | 65(30.5%) | Ā | |
ā7 | 51(23.9%) | Ā | |
ā10Ā L | 2(0.9%) | Ā | |
ā10R | 13(6.1%) | Ā | |
ā11Ā L | 8 (3.8%) | Ā | |
ā11R | 10(4.7%) | Ā | |
ā12Ā L | 6(2.8%) | Ā | |
ā12R | 13(6.1%) | Ā | |
āMass | 26(12.2%) | Ā | |
Number of LNs station per patient | Ā | Ā | |
ā1 station | 151(93.1%) | Ā | |
ā2 stations | 28(6.3%) | Ā | |
ā3 stations | 2(0.6%) | Ā | |
Final diagnosis for LNs, n (%) | Metastatic lung cancer 155 (72.8)Ā§ | Ā | |
Ā | Metastatic extrathoracic cancer 5 (2.3)ā | Ā | |
Ā | Cancer type unknown 7 (3.3) | Ā | |
Ā | Lymphoma 6 (2.8)ā | Ā | |
Ā | Non-malignancy 40 (18.8)ā” | Ā |