Table 2 Patient characteristics (pulmonary metastasis tumor, n = 21)
From: CT-guided percutaneous microwave ablation of pulmonary malignancies: Results in 69 cases
Variable | Result |
|---|---|
Age, years, mean | 62 ± 12 |
Sex, n (%) | |
Male | 12 (57.14) |
Female | 9 (42.86) |
pulmonary masses | 37 |
Primary tumor, n (%) | |
Breast cancer | 3 (14.28) |
Prostate cancer | 4 (19.05) |
Liver cancer | 7 (33.33) |
Gastrointestinal cancer | 7 (33.33) |
Previous therapy, n (%) | |
No surgerya | 11 (52.38) |
Surgery | 10 (47.62) |
Reasons for no surgery, n (%) | |
Poor lung function | 12 (57.14) |
Sever cardiac risk | 5 (23.81) |
Poor performance status | 2 (9.52) |
Multiple co-morbidities | 2 (9.52) |
Length of hospital stay (days) | |
Mean (range) | 4.8 (3–32) |