Table 1.
Characteristics of the patients
| Patient | Age (years) | Gender | Packs of cigarettes smoked (per year) | Symptoms | Fiberbronchoscopy | Localization | Diameter (cm) CT/surgical | Preoperative diagnosis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
49 |
F |
- |
Hemoptysis |
Yes |
Right upper lobe |
2.5/3.5 |
NSCLC |
| 2 |
52 |
F |
- |
Cough, dyspnea |
Yes |
Left main bronchus |
1/1.5 |
MEC |
| 3 |
71 |
M |
60 |
Hemoptysis, chest pain |
No |
Left lower lobe |
4.0/5.5 |
NSCLC |
| 4 |
69 |
F |
- |
Hemoptysis |
No |
Right lower lobe |
3.6/4 |
NSCLC |
| 5 |
35 |
M |
20 |
Hemoptysis, chest pain |
Yes |
Left upper lobe |
1.5/2 |
NSCLC |
| 6 |
37 |
F |
- |
Cough |
Yes |
Trachea |
1/1.5 |
MEC |
| 7 |
47 |
M |
50 |
- |
Yes |
Right lower lobe |
3.2/4 |
NSCLC |
| 8 | 48 | M | 40 | Cough, dyspnea | Yes | Middle segmental bronchus of right lobe | 1.2/1.5 | MEC |
CT, computed tomography; MEC, mucoepidermoid carcinoma; NSCLC, non-small-cell lung cancer.