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Table 4 Radiographic findings of lung cancer (n = 135)

From: Risk factors and clinical characteristics of lung cancer in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a retrospective cohort study

 

No. (%) or median (IQR)

Detectable lesion on chest radiography

104 (77.0)

Morphology of main lesion

 Round or oval

82 (60.7)

 Irregular

43 (31.9)

 Stellate

5 (3.7)

 Band-like

2 (1.5)

 No parenchymal lesion

3 (2.2)

Size of main lesion, mm

33 (21–50)

Location of main lesion

 Right upper lobe

26 (19.3)

 Right middle lobe

10 (7.4)

 Right lower lobe

42 (31.1)

 Left upper lobe

26 (19.3)

 Left lower lobe

28 (20.7)

Relation to IPF

 Abutting fibrosis

40 (29.6)

 Within fibrosis

60 (44.4)

 Abutting ground glass opacity

3 (2.2)

 Normal lung parenchyma

29 (21.5)

CT fibrosis score

25 (15–38)

CT emphysema score

10 (0–20)

  1. CT computed tomography, IPF idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, IQR interquartile range