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. 2021 Aug 25;156(11):1–8. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2021.3757

Table. Patient Demographics and Lesion Characteristics.

Characteristic No. (%)
Sex
Male 14 (35)
Female 26 (65)
Age, mean (IQR), y 66.5 (62-72)
Former smoker 31 (77.5)
Pack-years, mean (IQR) 28.6 (15.75-45)
Lesion characteristics, mean (IQR)
PET SUV 2.15 (0.94-3.03)
Size of lesion, cm 1.52 (1.10-1.60)
Depth of lesion, cm 0.43 (0-0.625)
Tumor location
RUL 12 (30)
RML 3 (7.5)
RLL 8 (20)
LUL 11 (27.5)
LLL 6 (15)
Final pathology
Invasive adenocarcinoma 27 (67.5)
Adenocarcinoma in situ 6 (15)
Squamous cell carcinoma 2 (5)
Small cell lung cancer 2 (5)
Benign lesion 3 (7.5)
Tumor differentiation
Well differentiated 11 (27.5)
Moderately differentiated 17 (42.5)
Poorly differentiated 7 (17.5)
Not reported 5 (12.5)

Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; LLL, left lower lobe; LUL, left upper lobe; PET, positron emission tomography; RLL, right lower lobe; RML, right middle lobe; RUL, right upper lobe; SUV, standardized uptake value.