Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patient’s samples included in the study
LAC (%) | Benign (%) | CRC met (%) | Typical carcinoid (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number. of patients | 144 (100) | 68 (100) | 83 (100) | 48 (100) |
Gender | ||||
Female | 81 (56) | 34 (50) | 41 (49) | 31 (65) |
Male | 63 (44) | 34 (50) | 42 (51) | 17 (35) |
Age | ||||
≤ 70 | 80 (56) | 52 (76) | 59 (71) | 43 (90) |
> 70 | 53 (37) | 16 (24) | 24 (29) | 5 (10) |
Smoking status | ||||
Smoker | 130 (90) | 41 (60) | 43 (52) | 22 (46) |
Non-smoker | 11 (8) | 27 (40) | 36 (43) | 23 (48) |
NA | 3 (2) | 0 (0) | 4 (5) | 3 (6) |
Stage | ||||
IA | 56 (39) | – | – | – |
IB | 18 (12) | – | – | – |
IIA | 17 (12) | – | – | – |
IIB | 14 (10) | – | – | – |
IIIA | 33 (23) | – | – | – |
IIIB | 3 (2) | – | – | – |
IV | 2 (1) | – | – | – |
NA | 1 (1) | – | – | – |