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. 2012 Feb;85(1010):147–152. doi: 10.1259/bjr/79051309

Table 4. The relationship between different forms and histological subtypes of peripheral lung cancer cavities.

Histological subtype FDCW-I
FDCW-II
FDCW-III
FCCW-I
FCCW-II
Total
n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%)
Squamous cell carcinoma 19 (16.4) 15 (12.9) 39 (33.6) 2 (1.7) 3 (2.6) 78 (67.2)
Adenocarcinoma 5 (4.3) 2 (1.7) 10 (8.6) 1 (0.9) 2 (1.7) 20 (17.2)
Small cell carcinoma 2 (1.7) 1 (0.9) 5 (4.3) 1 (0.9) 0 (1.7) 9 (7.8)
Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma 1 (0.9) 0 (0.0) 3 (2.6) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 4 (3.4)
Adenosquamous carcinoma 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 3 (2.6) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 3 (2.6)
Large cell carcinoma 1 (0.9) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.9) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (1.7)
Total 28 (24.1) 18 (15.5) 61 (52.6) 4 (3.4) 5 (4.3) 116 (100)

FCCW-I and II, form concordance of cavity walls I and II; FDCW-I, II and III, form discordance of cavity walls I, II and III.