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. 2023 Feb 13;12(3):585–594. doi: 10.21037/tcr-22-2286

Table 2. Details of patients with pulmonary metastases who underwent surgery.

Items Subgroups (n, %)
Methods of diagnosis CT (30, 70%), CT + PETCT (12, 28%), CT + pathology (1, 2%)
Distribution Left (16, 37%), right (25, 58%), bilateral (2, 5%)
Treating strategy Surgery alone (24, 56%), surgery + adjuvant therapy (19, 44%)
Surgical route Open (14, 33%), VATS (29, 67%)
Resection scope Wedge (26, 61%), lobectomy (16, 37%), total pneumonectomy (1, 2%)
Lymph node management Untouched (22, 51%), sampling (9, 21%), dissection (12, 28%)

n, number; CT, computed tomography; PETCT, positron emission tomography/computed tomography; VATS, video-assisted thoracic surgery.