Table 3.
Characteristics of 113 patients with pleural plaques on chest CT
| Number | (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
a Information on smoking was available for 692 cases (78.2%). b Only plaques on the chest wall pleura were considered. | |||
| Gender | Male | 101 | (15.8) |
| Female | 12 | (4.9) | |
| Age, year | ≤49 | – | – |
| 50 – 59 | 8 | (8.5) | |
| 60 – 69 | 32 | (14.2) | |
| 70 – 79 | 51 | (14.3) | |
| ≥80 | 22 | (11.6) | |
| Smokinga | Ever-smoker | 79 | (15.3) |
| Non-smoker | 16 | (9.0) | |
| Location | Chest wall | 109 | (96.5) |
| Diaphragm | 27 | (23.9) | |
| Mediastinum | 11 | (9.7) | |
| Chest involvementb | Bilateral | 43 | (38.1) |
| Left | 81 | (71.7) | |
| Right | 67 | (59.3) | |
| Calcification | 47 | (41.6) | |
| Irregular opacities | 22 | (19.5) | |
| Histology of lung cancer | Adenocarcinoma | 46 | (40.7) |
| Squamous Cell | 37 | (32.7) | |
| Large Cell | 3 | (2.7) | |
| Small Cell | 15 | (13.3) | |
| Others/Unidentified | 12 | (10.6) | |