Patients n | 223 |
Sex | |
Male | 149 (66.8) |
Female | 74 (33.2) |
Age yrs | 57 (19–89) |
Biopsy procedures | |
Transthoracic needle biopsy | 170 (76.2) |
Surgical biopsy | 35 (15.7) |
Transbronchial lung biopsy | 18 (8.1) |
Chest radiography findings# | |
Typical | 30 (13.5) |
Atypical | 193 (86.5) |
CT findings | |
Nodule | 73 (32.7) |
Mass | 31 (13.9) |
Consolidation | 54 (23.3) |
Cavity | 52 (23.3) |
Other¶ | 13 (5.8) |
Final diagnosis | |
TB | 142 (63.7) |
Definite TB | 71 (31.8) |
Probable TB | 24 (10.8) |
Possible TB | 47 (21.1) |
Non-specific inflammatory lesion | 32 (14.3) |
Lung cancer | 13 (5.8) |
Other+ | 36 (16.1) |
HIV-positive§ | 0 |