Table 7 Analysis of the association between tumor radiological findings, pathology, staging, and fungal colonization
| Â | Negative fungal lung infections | Positive fungal lung infections | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
No. = 32 | No. = 68 | ||
CT chest findings | Â | Â | Â |
• Mass | 26 (81.3%) | 54 (79.4%) | 0.830 |
• Cavity | 3 (9.4%) | 5 (7.4%) | 0.728 |
• Collapse | 3 (9.4%) | 3 (4.4%) | 0.330 |
• Military pattern | 2 (6.3%) | 4 (5.9%) | 0.942 |
• Ground glass opacities | 2 (6.3%) | 6 (8.8%) | 0.658 |
• Consolidation | 1 (3.1%) | 7 (10.3%) | 0.218 |
• Mediastinal lymhadenopathy | 31 (96.8%) | 67 (98.6%) | 0.581 |
• Pleural effusion | 7 (19.4%) | 16 (24.6%) | 0.854 |
Cell type | Â | Â | 0.640 |
• Adenocarcinoma | 23 (71.9%) | 48 (70.6%) | |
• Squamous cell carcinoma | 5 (15.6%) | 6 (8.8%) | |
• Large cell carcinoma | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (2.9%) | |
• Small cell lung cancer | 4 (12.5%) | 11 (16.2%) | |
• Carcinoid tumor | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.5%) | |
Stage | Â | Â | 0.992 |
• I | 1 (3.1%) | 2 (2.9%) | |
• II | 2 (6.3%) | 5 (7.4%) | |
• III | 6 (18.8%) | 14 (20.6%) | |
• IV | 23 (71.9%) | 47 (69.1%) |