Characteristic | Value |
---|---|
Age, years | |
Median (range) | 71 (38–88) |
< 75 | 222 (70.7) |
≥ 75 | 92 (29.3) |
Sex | |
Male | 192 (61.1) |
Female | 122 (38.9) |
BMI, kg/m2 | |
Median (range) | 23 (14.3–42.1) |
< 25 | 215 (68.5) |
≥ 25 | 99 (31.5) |
Smoking | |
Former | 163 (51.9) |
Current | 81 (25.8) |
Never | 70 (22.3) |
Antiplatelet agent administrationa | |
Yes | 58 (18.5) |
No | 256 (81.5) |
Anticoagulant agent administrationa | |
Yes | 19 (6.1) |
No | 295 (93.9) |
Lesion size (long diameter), mm | |
Median (range) | 25 (7–92) |
< 30 | 187 (59.6) |
≥ 30 | 127 (40.4) |
Lesion locationb | |
Central | 37 (11.8) |
Peripheral | 277 (88.2) |
Lesion location | |
Right upper lobe | 100 (31.8) |
Middle lobe | 22 (7.0) |
Lower lobe | 65 (20.7) |
Left upper lobe | 68 (21.7) |
Lower lobe | 59 (18.8) |
Bronchoscopic diagnosis | |
Lung cancer and other malignancy | 182 (58.0) |
Benign | 34 (10.8) |
Unspecific | 98 (31.2) |
Final diagnosis | |
Lung adenocarcinoma | 159 (50.6) |
Lung squamous cell carcinoma | 42 (13.4) |
Lung small cell carcinoma | 12 (3.8) |
Others (malignant) | 39 (12.4) |
Others (benign) | 40 (12.7) |
Undiagnosedc | 22 (7.0) |
Additional biopsy after GS removald | |
Yes | 48 (15.3) |
No | 266 (84.7) |