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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