Table 2. Final pathological results of the resected lesions according to preoperative diagnosis.

Preoperative diagnosis	Final diagnosis
Primary lung cancer (n=90)	Primary lung cancer (n=77)
	Adenocarcinoma, invasive [60]
	Adenocarcinoma in situ [11]
	Squamous cell carcinoma [3]
	Large cell neuroendocrine cell tumour [1]
	Atypical adenomatous hyperplasia (n=2)
	Inflammation and others (n=13)
	Focal fibrosis [5]
	Follicular lymphocytic bronchiolitis [3]
	Inflammation, nonspecific [1]
	Mucoid plug [1]
	Hamartoma [1]
	Focal subpleural fibroelastosis [1]
	Amyloid nodule [1]
Metastatic lung tumour (n=65)	Metastatic tumour (n=54)
	Colorectal cancer [19]
	Sarcoma [11]
	Lung adenocarcinoma [7]
	Uterus [6]
	Oesophageal cancer [4]
	Hepatocellular carcinoma [3]
	Laryngeal cancer [3]
	Thyroid cancer [1]
	Urachal cancer [1]
	Inflammation and others (n=11)
	Inflammation, nonspecific [4]
	Intrapulmonary lymph node [4]
	Organising pneumonia [1]
	Sclerosing haemangioma [1]

The table was reproduced with permission from Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2015;47:e131-9.