Table 1.
Demographics, Lesion and Procedural Characteristics (n = 86).
| Characteristic | No (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (mean + SD) | 71 + 10 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 27 |
| Female | 59 |
| Smoking history | |
| Never smoker | 23 (27) |
| Smoker | 11 (13) |
| Ex-smoker | 52 (60) |
| Underlying lung cancer | |
| Yes | 21 (24) |
| No | 65 (76) |
| Lesion size, mm (mean + SD) | 25 + 14 (8.8-95.3) |
| Lesion size | |
| < 2 cm | 38 |
| ≥ 2 cm | 48 |
| Compared with previous CT | |
| No comparison CT | 14 (16) |
| Stable | 26 (30) |
| Growth | 46 (54) |
|
Emphysema None |
56 (65) |
| Background Background & surrounding lesion |
11 (13) 19 (22) |
| Location | |
| RUL | 29 (34) |
| RML | 2 (2) |
| RLL | 16 (19) |
| LUL | 25 (29) |
| LLL | 14 (16) |
| % GGO | |
| < 50 % | 22 (26) |
| ≥ 50 % | 64 (74) |
| Needle path, mm (Mean + SD) | 34 + 18 |
| Samples obtained | |
| FNA | 86 (100) |
| FNA & CNB | 21 (24) |