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Table 1 Demographic, clinical, and radiological characteristics of the studied patients

From: Role of imprint cytology in thoracic endoscopy suite

 

Bronchoscopic group (N = 31)

Thoracoscopic group (N + 23)

Age (years)

61.51 ± 7.92

54.78 ± 7.57

Male/female

23/8

9/14

Clinical presentations, N (%)

 Dyspnea

27 (87.09 %)

23 (100%)

 Hemoptysis

13 (41.93%)

–

 Wheezes

18 (58.06)

–

 Fever

3 (9.68)

7 (30.43%)

 Chest pain

–

13 (41.93%)

CT finding, N (%)

 Lung mass

14 (45.16%)

–

 Lobar collapse

10 (32.25%)

–

 Consolidation

7 (22.57)

4 (17.39)

 Pleural effusion

–

23 (100%)

 Parenchymal infiltrates

–

8 (34.87%)

 Pleural nodularity and masses

–

11 (47.81)