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Table 2 Tumor Characteristics

From: Clinical and radiographic predictors of successful therapeutic bronchoscopy for the relief of malignant central airway obstruction

Characteristic

All (n = 94)

Successful Therapeutic Bronchoscopy (n = 50)

Unsuccessful Therapeutic Bronchoscopy (n = 44)

p value

Tumor Origin

   

0.771

 Lung

67 (71.3)

35 (70.0)

32 (72.7)

 

 Metastatic (from other areas)

27 (28.7)

15 (30.0)

12 (27.3)

 

Tumor Histology

   

0.203

 NSCLC

54 (57.4)

26 (52.0)

28 (63.6)

 

 SCLC

6 (6.4)

2 (4.0)

4 (9.1)

 

 Breast

2 (2.1)

2 (4.5)

 

 Carcinoid

7 (7.4)

7 (14.0)

 

 Gastrointestinal

6 (6.4)

3 (6.0)

3 (6.8)

 

 Lymphoma

1 (1.1)

1 (2.0)

 

 Melanoma

1 (1.1)

1 (2.0)

 

 Mesothelioma

1 (1.1)

1 (2.3)

 

 Pheochromocytoma

1 (1.1)

1 (2.3)

 

 Renal

9 (9.6)

6 (12.0)

3 (6.8)

 

 Sarcoma

3 (3.2)

2 (4.0)

1 (2.3)

 

 Thymoma

1 (1.1)

1 (2.0)

 

 Uterine

2 (2.1)

1 (2.0)

1 (2.3)

 

NSCLC Pathology

   

0.232

 Adenocarcinoma

15 (27.8)

6 (23.1)

9 (32.1)

 

 Large Cell

4 (7.4)

1 (3.8)

3 (10.7)

 

 Poorly Differentiated

2 (3.7)

2 (7.1)

 

 Squamous Cell

33 (61.1)

19 (73.1)

14 (50.0)

 

Obstruction Type

   

0.600

 Extrinsic

10 (10.6)

6 (12.0)

4 (9.1)

 

 Intrinsic

68 (72.3)

34 (68.0)

34 (77.3)

 

 Mixed

16 (17.0)

10 (20.0)

6 (13.6)

 

Mass Location (specific)

   

0.068

 Bronchus Intermedius

14 (14.9)

6 (12.0)

8 (18.2)

 

 Left Mainstem

30 (31.9)

15 (30.0)

15 (34.1)

 

 Lobar

18 (19.1)

6 (12.0)

12 (27.3)

 

 Right Mainstem

25 (26.6)

17 (34.0)

8 (18.2)

 

 Trachea

7 (7.4)

6 (12.0)

1 (2.3)

 

Mass Location (general)

   

0.060

 Lobar

18 (19.1)

6 (12.0)

12 (27.3)

 

 Non-Lobar

76 (80.9)

44 (88.0)

32 (72.7)

 

Radiographic Distal Airway Patency

   

< 0.001*

 Yes

36 (39.6)

31 (66.0)

5 (11.4)

 

 No

55 (60.4)

16 (34.0)

39 (88.6)

 

 Unknown

3 (−)

3 (−)

 
  1. Data shown as number (%); *p < 0.05 compared to unsuccessful therapeutic bronchoscopy group