Research Article
Heavy Metal Content in Thoracic Tissue Samples from Patients with and without NSCLC
Table 3
Clinical characteristics of MMC cases.
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NSCLC cases () | Median age (range) | 69 years (58–83) | Gender | Number of cases | Male | 14 | Female | 14 | Histology | | Adenocarcinoma | 15 | Squamous cell carcinoma | 11 | Large cell carcinoma | 2 |
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Noncancer cases () | Median age (range) | 35 years (25–62) | Gender | Number of cases | Male | 5 | Female | 4 | Diagnosis (reasons for lung surgery) | | Gunshot wound | 2 | Inflammation | 2 | Granuloma/fibrosis | 2 | Hemorrhage | 1 | Contusion | 1 | Hemothorax | 1 |
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