Table 2.
Characteristics of pulmonary nodules (patient-based analysis)
| Nodule number, n (%) | |
| Single | 41 (60.3) |
| Multiple (from 2 to 15) | 27 (39.7) |
| Nodule density, n (%) | |
| GGNs | 58 (85.3) |
| MPN | 8 (11.8) |
| MPN + GGNs | 2 (2.9) |
| Diameter (mm) of ground glass component (median; range) | 7 (5–30) |
| Diameter (mm) of solid component (median; range) | 6 (3–22) |
| Distribution of multiple nodules, n (%) | |
| Monolateral | 7 (25.9) |
| Bilateral | 20 (74.1) |
| Location, n (%) | |
| Upper lobe | 49 |
| Middle lobe | 10 |
| Lower lobe | 29 |
| Lingular | 6 |
| PET/CT, n (%) | 27 |
| Negative | 25 (93) |
| Positive | 2 (7) |
GGN ground glass nodule, MPN mixed pulmonary nodule