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. 2017 Apr;9(4):1107–1112. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.03.75

Table 1. Summary of nodule characteristics and surgical procedures.

Nodule characteristics No. %
Nodule size (mm) 7.1±2.7
Nodule location
   LUL 11 29.7
   LLL 3 8.1
   RUL 14 37.8
   RML 2 5.4
   RLL 7 18.9
Nodule type
   Pure GGN 24 64.9
   Mixed GGN 13 35.1
Depth from pleura
   <10 mm 6 16.2
   10–20 mm 23 62.2
   20–30 mm 8 21.6
Final pathologic reports
   Benign tumor 2 5.4
   AAH 2 5.4
   AIS 6 16.2
   MIA 17 45.9
   Invasive adenocarcinoma 8 21.6
   Metastases 2 5.4
Surgery type
   Wedge resection 21 56.8
   Segmentectomy 8 21.6
   Lobectomy 8 21.6

LUL, left upper lobe; LLL, left lower lobe; RUL, right upper lobe; RML, right middle lobe; RLL, right lower lobe; GGN, ground-glass nodule; AAH, atypical adenomatous hyperplasia; AIS, adenocarcinoma in situ; MIA, minimally invasive adenocarcinoma.