Table 1 Patient characteristics (NSCLC, n = 48)
From: CT-guided percutaneous microwave ablation of pulmonary malignancies: Results in 69 cases
Variable | Result |
|---|---|
Age, years, mean | 67 ± 13 |
Sex, n (%) | |
Male | 33 (68.75) |
Female | 15 (31.25) |
Pulmonary masses | 56 |
NSCLC, n (%) | |
Stagea I | 7 (14.58) |
Stagea II | 10 (20.83) |
Stagea III | 22 (45.84) |
Stagea IV | 9 (18.75) |
Previous therapy, n (%) | |
No surgerya | 26 (54.17) |
Lung resection (recurrent) | 22 (45.83) |
Reasons for no surgery, n (%) | |
Poor lung function | 22 (45.83) |
Sever cardiac risk | 11 (22.92) |
Poor performance status | 8 (16.67) |
Multiple co-morbidities | 7 (14.58) |
Length of hospital stay (days) | |
Mean (range) | 4.5 (3–27) |