The Utility of Rapid On-Site Evaluation during Bronchoscopic Biopsy: A 2-Year Respiratory Endoscopy Central Experience

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Number of patients</td><td class="align_center">651</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Gender (male/female)</td><td class="align_center">502/149</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Age (years) (mean ± SD)</td><td class="align_center">58.7 ± 11.2</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"><i>Type of lesion</i>(%)</td><td class="align_center"></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Neoplasm</td><td class="align_center">43.6% (284/651)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Mucosal lesion</td><td class="align_center">56.4% (367/651)</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Characteristics of patients and lesions.</div>

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Table 1: The Utility of Rapid On-Site Evaluation during Bronchoscopic Biopsy: A 2-Year Respiratory Endoscopy Central Experience 