Table 1: Distribution of the study cases according to age, sex, site of primary neoplasia, monotherapy vs. combined treatment regimen.

 

Total

N = 95

Patients with PPE

N = 61

Patients without PPE N = 34

Age in years. median ± standard deviation

52 ± 10

54 ± 10

50 ± 09

 

Sex

 

 

 

 

Man

29 (30)

 

16 (26)

 

13 (38)

 

Woman

66 (70)

 

45 (73)

21 (61)

Neoplasia. n (%)

 

 

 

Mammary

59 (62)

 

43 (70)

16 (47)

Colorectal

26 (27)

 

 13 (21)

13 (38)

Others

10 (10)

 

5 (8)

5 (14)

Treatment

 

 

 

Combined

21 (22)

17 (27)

4 (11)

Monotherapy

74 (77)

44 (72)

30 (88)