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Table 3 Lobar Distribution and Characteristics of Lung Cancer and Bronchiectasis

From: The regional association between bronchiectasis and lung cancer in chest CT

Characteristics

Total 486 lobes in 81 patients

Affected lobes with lung cancer

 RUL, n (%)

27 (5.6)

 RML, n (%)

5 (1.0)

 RLL, n (%)

20 (4.1)

 LUL, n (%)

19 (3.9)

 Lingula, n (%)

1 (0.2)

 LLL, n (%)

13 (2.7)

Number of lobes affected with BE per patients, mean ± SD

1.7 ± 0.8

Affected lobes with BE

 RUL, n (%)

27 (5.6)

 RML, n (%)

16 (3.3)

 RLL, n (%)

26 (5.6)

 LUL, n (%)

23 (4.7)

 Lingula, n (%)

6 (1.2)

 LLL, n (%)

36 (7.4)

BE severity index (modified Bhalla system), mean ± SD

8.0 ± 5.9

BE severity index (Reiff score), mean ± SD

4.4 ± 2.1

Lobes with combined BE and lung cancer, n (%)

11 (2.3)

Lobes with BE only, n (%)

123 (25.3)

Lobes with lung cancer only, n (%)

74 (15.2)

  1. BE bronchiectasis, SD standard deviation, RUL right upper lobe, RML right middle lobe, RLL right lower lobe, LUL left upper lobe, LLL left lower lobe