Research Article
Difference of Morphology and Immunophenotype between Central and Peripheral Squamous Cell Carcinomas of the Lung
Table 1
Patient characteristics of central and peripheral squamous cell carcinomas (
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| | Central () | Peripheral () | value |
| Age | | | | Median | 72 | 75 | | Range | 58–88 | 62–86 | 0.21 | Sex | | | | Male | 14 | 34 | | Female | 1 | 1 | 0.53 | Smoking | | | | BI index median | 960 | 1000 | | BI index range | 400–1880 | 0–2000 | 0.66 | Stage I | 7 | 20 | 0.37 | Stage II | 5 | 10 | 0.83 | Stage III | 3 | 3 | 0.29 | Stage IV | 0 | 0 | | Severe emphysema (HRCT) | 2 | 17 | 0.02 | Interstitial pneumonia (HRCT) | 5 | 21 | 0.08 |
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