Table 1.
Detailed patient demographics and diagnoses
| Characteristics | No. |
|---|---|
| Lung cancer (N = 85) | |
| Age, years; mean (range) | 62.1 (28–80) |
| Gender (male/female) | 36/49 |
| MTD,mm; mean (range) | 17 (5–30) |
| Histology (number of patients) | |
| ADC | 71 (83.5%) |
| ACIS | 12 (16.9%) |
| MIA | 25 (35.2%) |
| ADI | 34 (47.9%) |
| Adenosquamous cell carcinoma | 1 (1.2%) |
| SCC | 6 (7.1%) |
| LCC | 3 (3.5%) |
| Small cell carcinoma | 1 (1.2%) |
| Unknown | 3 (3.5%) |
| Benign diseases (N = 46) | |
| Age, years;mean (range) | 56.5 (23–85) |
| Sex (male/female) | 21/25 |
| MTD mm; mean (range) | 11.1 (3–30) |
| Inflammatory nodules | 19 (41.3%) |
| Hamartoma | 4 (8.7%) |
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | 1 (2.2%) |
| Inflammatory pseudotumour | 2 (4.3%) |
| Lymph nodes | 1 (2.2%) |
| Lipoma | 1 (2.2%) |
| Granuloma | 1 (2.2%) |
| Organized pneumonia | 1 (2.2%) |
| Abscess | 1 (2.2%) |
| Leiomyomata | 2 (4.3%) |
| Fungal infection | 1 (2.2%) |
| Others | 12 (26.1%) |
ADC adenocarcinoma; MTD maximum tumour diameter; ACIS adenocarcinoma in situ; MIA microinvasive adenocarcinoma; ADI adenocarcinoma infiltrating; SCC squamous cell carcinoma; LCC large cell carcinoma