Table 2 Histologic Types and Staging of Lung Cancer
From: The regional association between bronchiectasis and lung cancer in chest CT
Characteristics | Patients with bronchiectasis and newly diagnosed lung cancer (n = 81) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Current/Former smoker (n = 44) | Never-smoker (n = 37) | ||
Histologic type, n (%) | 0.041 | ||
Non-small cell lung cancer | 37 (84.1) | 36 (97.3) | |
Adenocarcinoma | 17 (38.6) | 25 (67.6) | |
Squamous cell carcinoma | 14 (31.8) | 4 (10.8) | |
Poorly differentiated carcinoma | 3 (6.8) | 3 (8.1) | |
Others | 3 (6.8) | 4 (10.8) | |
Small cell lung cancer | 7 (15.9) | 1 (2.7) | |
Staging, n (%) | |||
Non-small cell lung cancer | 0.134 | ||
I | 12 (27.3) | 18 (48.6) | |
II | 4 (9.1) | 2 (5.4) | |
III | 7 (15.9) | 10 (27.0) | |
IV | 14 (31.8) | 6 (16.2) | |
Small cell lung cancer | 0.285 | ||
Limited disease | 3 (6.8) | 1 (2.7) | |
Extensive disease | 4 (9.1) | 0 (0) | |