Removal of Endobronchial Malignant Mass by Cryotherapy Improved Performance Status to Receive Chemotherapy

Table 1

Demographic data of the study patients ().

Age, years	64 (51–76)
Gender, male/female	42/17
Performance status before cryotherapy
ECOG = 2	4
ECOG > 3	55
Diagnosis of malignant endobronchial mass
Lung SqCC	23
Lung adenocarcinoma	11
Colon adenocarcinoma metastasis	7
Sarcoma	4
Large cell carcinoma	3
NSCLC	3
SCLC	3
Lymphoma	2
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma	1
Esophageal SqCC invasion	1
RCC metastasis	1

SqCC: squamous cell carcinoma; TB: tuberculosis; NSCLC: non-small cell lung cancer; SCLC: small cell lung cancer; RCC: renal cell carcinoma.