Table I

Demographic Data in 113 Patients Who Underwent 117 Percutaneous Transthoracic Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsies

ParameterBiopsy (N = 117)
Age, yr (mean [and SD])68.3 (8.7)
Men, no. (and %)67 (57)
Women, no. (and %)50 (43)
Smokers, no. (and %)106 (91)
Lesion size, cm (mean [and SD])4.3 (3.1)
Smoking history, pack-yr (mean [and SD])43.7 (4.0)