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Table 1 Population characteristics (n = 270)

From: Contribution of cell blocks obtained through endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration to the diagnosis of lung cancer

Age, mean (SD), years

63.3 (10.4)

Gender (men), n (%)

235 (87)

Mediastinal nodal enlargement at CT, n (%)

181 (67.0)

Pathologic diagnoses, n (%)

Adenocarcinoma

106 (39.3)

Squamous-cell carcinoma

65 (24.1)

Large cell carcinoma

10 (3.7)

NSCLC not otherwise specified

59 (21.8)

Small cell lung cancer

29 (10.7)

Atypical carcinoid

1 (0.4)

  1. CT: computed tomography
  2. NSCLC: non-small cell lung cancer