Table 1 Characteristics of Patients
Biopsy Methods | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
TBB (BF: P260F) | TBB (BF: 1 T260) | TBNA | Core-needle (CT or US) | |
Patients | 84 | 26 | 23 | 20 |
Age | ||||
Mean | 73.4 | 68.6 | 68.3 | 65.9 |
Range | 49–88 | 45–84 | 48–88 | 42–93 |
Sex | ||||
Male | 56 | 20 | 16 | 14 |
Female | 28 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Smoking status | ||||
Current/Ex | 70 | 23 | 21 | 18 |
Never | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Pathological subtypes | ||||
Adeno | 59 | 7 | 13 | 12 |
Squamous | 23 | 18 | 9 | 5 |
Others | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |