Table 2. Characteristics of patients in accordance with the type of lesion.
| Parameters | Total | Benign lesions | Malignant lesions | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 102) | (n = 74) | (n = 28) | ||
| Male | 58 (56.9) | 43 (58.1) | 15 (53.6) | 0.680 |
| Age, years | 50 ± 18 | 47 ± 17 | 59 ± 16 | 0.001 |
| Immunosuppression | 17 (16.7) | 13 (17.6) | 4 (14.3) | 0.775 |
| Characteristics of the lesion | ||||
| Number of cavities | 3 (2-6) | 3 (2-6) | 4 (2-9) | 0.122 |
| Wall thickness of the largest lesion, mm | 6 (4-8) | 6 (4-8) | 4 (3-10) | 0.242 |
| Diameter of the largest lesion, mm | 27 (14-43) | 30 (17-48) | 18 (9-39) | 0.024 |
| Location of the largest lesion | < 0.001 | |||
| Upper right lobe | 44 (43.1) | 38 (48.6) | 8 (28.6) | |
| Upper left lobe | 23 (22.5) | 22 (29.7) | 1 (3.6) | |
| Lower right lobe | 16 (15.7) | 5 (6.8) | 11 (39.3) | |
| Lower left lobe | 9 (8.8) | 6 (8.1) | 3 (10.7) | |
| Middle lobe | 6 (5.9) | 2 (2.7) | 4 (14.3) | |
| Lingula | 4 (3.9) | 3 (4.1) | 1 (3.6) | |
| Imaging findings | ||||
| Centrilobular nodule | 55 (53.9) | 48 (64.9) | 7 (25.0) | < 0.001 |
| Consolidation | 43 (42.2) | 39 (52.7) | 4 (14.3) | < 0.001 |
| Emphysema | 15 (14.7) | 12 (16.2) | 3 (10.7) | 0.755 |
| Lymph node enlargement | 42 (41.2) | 30 (40.2) | 12 (42.9) | 0.826 |
| Bronchiectasis | 23 (22.5) | 21 (28.4) | 2 (7.1) | 0.032 |
| Bronchial obstruction | 16 (15.7) | 13 (17.6) | 3 (10.7) | 0.547 |
a
Values expressed in n (%), mean ± SD, or median (interquartile range).