Characteristics of patients with eventual diagnosis of NSCLC or SCLC
| Cell type | CT stage | No of patients | Enlarged nodes at US? | FNAC result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Positive | Negative | |||
| NSCLC, non-small cell lung cancer; SCLC, small cell lung cancer; US, ultrasound; FNAC, fine needle aspiration cytology; s = satisfactory sample; u = unsatisfactory sample. | ||||||
| NSCLC | IIIA | 18 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 (2s, 2u) |
| IIIB | 26 | 14 | 12 | 11(1 ?cell type) | 3 (2s, 1u) | |
| IV | 33 | 21 | 12 | 18 (1 ?cell type) | 3 (1s, 1u, 1 not sampled) | |
| SCLC | Limited | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 (1 ?cell type) | 0 |
| Extensive | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |