Table 1 Clinico-pathological features of lung patients with MPE (N = 107)
Group | Characteristics | Lung cancer | Non-lung cancer |
|---|---|---|---|
Number (%) | Number (%) | ||
Sex | Male | 60 (56.1%) | 30 (60%) |
Female | 47 (43.9%) | 20 (40%) | |
Age | ≤ 60 | 38 (35.5%) | 19 (38%) |
≥60 | 69 (64.5%) | 31 (62%) | |
Smoking | Yes | 35 (32.7%) | 15 (30%) |
No | 72 (67.3%) | 35 (70%) | |
Histology | LAC | 61 (57%) | |
LSCC | 37 (34.6%) | ||
SCLC | 9 (8.4%) | ||
Pathologic grade | Poorly differentiated | 73 (68.2%) | |
Moderately differentiated | 15 (14%) | ||
Well-differentiated | 10 (9.4%) | ||
Undifferentiated | 9 (8.4%) | ||
T stage | T2 | 15 (14%) | |
T3 | 20 (18.7%) | ||
T4 | 63 (58.9%) | ||
Unavailable | 9 (8.4%) | ||
Lymphatic invasion | N1 | 10 (9.3%) | |
N2 | 25 (23.4%) | ||
N3 | 63 (58.9%) | ||
Unavailable | 9 (8.4%) |