Table 3 Characteristics of identified primary bronchopulmonary cancers
R− Sc+ (n)R+ Sc+ (n)R− Sc− (n)
Histological type
    Epidermoid carcinoma532
    Adenocarcinoma540
    Anaplastic small cell cancer012
    Large-cell neuro-endocrine carcinoma100
    Carcinoid100
Stage
    IA522
    IB130
    IIA010
    IIB000
    IIIA101
    IIIB110
    IV201
    Stage yet to be confirmed210
Clinical characteristics
    Symptomatic004
    Asymptomatic1280
  • R−, negative chest radiograph; R+, positive chest radiograph; Sc−, negative CT scan; Sc+, positive CT scan.