Table 2 The diagnostic method and final diagnosis of 363 cases with malignant lung disease.
n | % | |
|---|---|---|
Final diagnostic method | ||
First bronchoscopy* | 163 | 44.9 |
Repeated bronchoscopy | 28 | 7.7 |
Transthoracic sampling | 105 | 28.9 |
Mediastinoscopy | 2 | 0.6 |
Operation, autopsy and open lung biopsy | 11 | 3.0 |
Sampling from other organs than the lung | 15 | 4.1 |
Clinical diagnosis of cancer | 17 | 4.7 |
Malignant diagnosis obtained before bronchoscopy | 22 | 6.1 |
Pathology | ||
Small cell lung cancer | 53 | 14.6 |
Adenocarcinoma | 100 | 27.5 |
Squamous cell carcinoma | 66 | 18.2 |
Large cell carcinoma | 10 | 2.8 |
Non classifiable non small cell lung cancer. | 82 | 22.6 |
Metastasis to the lung | 21 | 5.8 |
Other cancer in the lung# | 14 | 3.9 |
Only clinical diagnosis | 17 | 4.7 |