Table 2.
Results of pathologic examinations in the conversion to open thoracotomy group
| Passive conversion | Active conversion | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doornail lymph node | Vascular injury | Inappropriate instrument handling | Doornail lymph node | Huge tumors | Extensive pleural adhesion | Incomplete interlobar fissures | |
| Adenocarcinoma | 7 | 3 | 19 | ||||
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1 | |||
| Adenosquamous carcinoma | 4 | 1 | |||||
| Carcinosarcoma | 2 | ||||||
| Large cell lung cancer | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Alveolar cell carcinoma | 3 | ||||||
| Small cell lung cancer | 5 | ||||||
| Metastatic carcinoma | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Pulmonary fungal disease | 2 | ||||||
| Inflammatory pseudotumor | 1 | ||||||
| Bronchiectasis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Tuberculosis | 1 | ||||||
| Inflammation | 1 | ||||||
| Lung abscess | 1 | ||||||
| Sum | 9 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 14 | 3 | 3 |