Table 2 Patient characteristics in two-staged and upfront lobectomy groups
From: Limited resection and two-staged lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer with ground-glass opacity
Characteristics | Two-staged lobectomy group (n = 11) | Upfront lobectomy group (n = 67) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (y.o.) | |||
Median value (range) | 67 (45–75) | 66 (31–86) | 0.446 |
Sex | |||
Male | 5 (45.5%) | 30 (44.8%) | >0.999 |
Female | 6 (54.5%) | 37 (55.2%) | |
CEA (ng/ml) | |||
Median value (range) | 2.4 (1.4-18.8) | 2.7 (5.0-95.0) | 0.807 |
Location | |||
Right upper lobe | 6 (54.5%) | 29 (43.3%) | 0.524 |
Right middle lobe | 1 (9.1%) | 7 (10.4%) | |
Right lower lobe | 0 (0%) | 13 (19.4%) | |
Left upper lobe | 2 (18.2%) | 12 (17.9%) | |
Left lower lobe | 2 (18.2%) | 6 (9.0%) | |
Tumor size on CT (mm) | |||
Median value (range) | 13 (9–20) | 20 (7–30) | 0.002 |
Tumor size on specimen (mm) | |||
Median value (range) | 15 (8–20) | 18 (6–63) | 0.014 |
TNM classification | |||
T1a / T1b / T2a / T2b / T3 | 11 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 | 35 / 18 / 8 / 1 / 5 | 0.063 |
N0 / N1 / N2 | 11 / 0 / 0 | 60 / 3 / 4 | 0.532 |
Stage IA / IB / IIA / IIB / IIIA | 11 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 | 47 / 8 / 4 / 4 / 4 | 0.353 |