Table 7 Association of incident lung nodules (Occurring ≤ 18 months after prior CT) and cancer in the fibrotic and non-fibrotic lung
From: Comparison of lung cancer occurring in fibrotic versus non-fibrotic lung on chest CT
Fibrosis (N = 15) | Non-fibrosis (N = 16) | *p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Cancer | 8 (53.3%) | 2 (12.5%) | 0.02 |
Adenocarcinoma | 2 (13.3%) | 1 (6.3%) | 0.60 |
Squamous cell cancer | 3 (20.0%) | 1 (6.3%) | 0.33 |
Small cell cancer | 2 (13.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.23 |
Other | 1 (6.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.48 |
No biopsy | 7 (43.3%) | 14 (87.5%) | 0.02 |