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Table 1 The size of the lesions

From: Role of CT in differentiation between subtypes of lung cancer; is it possible?

Pathological type

Mean Size (cm)

Location

Morphology

Direct invasion

(Multiple direct invasion was seen in some cases)

Central

Peripheral

Cavitary

Solid

Pleura

Mediastinum

Chest wall

Squamous cell carcinoma

(17 cases)

7.7

+/-

2.7

11

6

8

9

11

10

3

Adeno-carcinoma

(12 cases)

5.5

+/-

2.3

1

11

1

11

4

3

2

Anaplastic carcinoma

(2 cases)

4.5

 

2

 

2

1

  

Sarcoma

(one case)

25

Diffuse

 

1

1

1

 

Small CELL Carcinoma

(two case)

10

1

1

 

1

1

2

1

Large cell carcinoma

(two case)

3

 

2

 

2

 

1

 

Carcinoid

(two cases)

7.5

 

2

 

2

2

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