Table 3 Outcomes for pulmonary nodules in the fibrotic and nonfibrotic lung
From: Comparison of lung cancer occurring in fibrotic versus non-fibrotic lung on chest CT
Fibrotic nodules | Nonfibrotic nodules | |
|---|---|---|
Cancer with biopsy | 93 | 50 |
Benign | ||
Benign biopsy | 16 | 14 |
Decrease in size | 10 | 19 |
CT stability ≥ 12 months | 50 | 101 |
Clinical stability > 12 months | 55 | 73 |
Nodule < 6 mm in size | 22 | 64 |
Indeterminate | ||
Suspicious nodule not biopsied | 21 | 8 |
History of cancer suspicious for metastases | 7 | 6 |
Total | 274 | 335 |