Table 1.
Pre-operative characteristics of non-small cell lung cancer patients with intratumoral lung abscesses (n = 11)
| No. | Age (y) | Sex | BMI (kg/m2) | BI | Alb (g/dL) | Hb (g/dL) | WBC (103/μL) | CRP (mg/dL) | VCa (%) | FEV1 a (%) | FEV1/FVC (%) | PS | CCI | E | Reason for lung abscess |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 63 | M | 22.3 | 860 | 3.7 | 9.5 | 7.2 | 2.8 | 124.1 | 103.0 | 64.5 | 0 | 3 | – | BS biopsy |
| 2 | 64 | M | 20.3 | 920 | 2.9 | 16.0 | 13.1 | 13.6 | 131.1 | 109.9 | 68.4 | 2 | 1 | – | CT-guided biopsy |
| 3 | 52 | M | 19.4 | 620 | 2.5 | 9.7 | 20.7 | 9.4 | 97.3 | 87.5 | 69.7 | 1 | 1 | – | BS biopsy |
| 4 | 64 | M | 21.0 | 1960 | 2.8 | 12.2 | 7.0 | 1.1 | 95.2 | 71.0 | 59.9 | 1 | 2 | + | BS biopsy |
| 5 | 80 | M | 24.3 | 2400 | 2.2 | 10.0 | 17.3 | 6.8 | 100.7 | 76.2 | 56.5 | 3 | 4 | + | BS biopsy |
| 6 | 67 | M | 22.5 | 840 | 2.3 | 10.1 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 102.7 | 93.6 | 72.7 | 1 | 0 | – | BS biopsy |
| 7 | 56 | M | 20.8 | 1140 | 3.7 | 12.4 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 114.2 | 112.2 | 81.9 | 0 | 0 | – | BS biopsy |
| 8 | 68 | F | 24.3 | 500 | 3.6 | 11.5 | 9.2 | 1.4 | 121.4 | 73.3 | 45.0 | 0 | 1 | – | Unknown |
| 9 | 64 | M | 24.7 | 1500 | 1.4 | 8.7 | 16.0 | 14.2 | 90.6 | 67.1 | 59.7 | 2 | 1 | – | BO |
| 10 | 73 | M | 21.8 | 1920 | 1.7 | 11.2 | 14.6 | 13.8 | 44.5 | 33.2 | 58.2 | 2 | 2 | + | BS biopsy |
| 11 | 65 | M | 23.5 | 480 | 1.7 | 8.8 | 14.6 | 9.6 | 86.2 | 74.3 | 69.2 | 1 | 1 | + | BS biopsy |
aPredicted values
Abbreviations: Alb albumin, BI Brinkman index, BMI body mass index, BO bronchial obstruction, BS bronchoscopy, CCI Charlson comorbidity index, CRP C-reactive protein, CT computed tomography, E empyema, F female, FEV 1 forced expiratory volume in 1 s, FVC forced vital capacity, Hb haemoglobin, M male, No. number, PS performance status, VC vital capacity, WBC white blood cell