Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients with peripheral cavitary lung lesions
Variable | All (n = 50) |
|---|---|
Age, median (range), year | 67 (45–86) |
Sex, n (%) | |
Male | 32 (64) |
Female | 18 (36) |
Lesion size, median (range), mm | 33.5 (16–100) |
Cavity wall thickness, median (range), mm | 11 (3–64) |
Distance from costal pleura, median (range), mm | 0 (0–22) |
Lobar location, n (%) | |
Upper | 21 (42) |
Middle | 2 (4) |
Lower | 27 (54) |
Bronchus sign, n (%) | |
Positive | 41 (82) |
Negative | 9 (18) |
VBN, n (%) | |
Yes | 27 (54) |
No | 23 (46) |
EBUS, n (%) | |
Within | 26 (52) |
Adjacent to | 18 (36) |
Invisible | 6 (12) |