Research Article
Cytologic-Radiologic Correlation Using Transthoracic CT-Guided FNA for Lung and Mediastinal Masses: Our Experience
Table 1
The demographic description of the study.
| Subject | Subheadings | Total number | Percentage |
| Age | Below 40 years | 07 | 9.46 | 40–49 years | 15 | 20.27 | 50–59 years | 34 | 45.95 | 60–69 years | 13 | 17.56 | 70 years and above | 05 | 6.75 |
| Sex | Male | 50 | 67.50 | Female | 24 | 32.50 |
| Type of lesions | Lung mass | 71 | 95.90 | Mediastinal mass | 02 | 2.70 | Pleural mass | 01 | 1.40 |
| History of smoking | Smoker | 32 | 43.20 | Nonsmoker | 42 | 56.80 |
| Radiological diagnosis | Malignant | 69 | 93.20 | Benign | 05 | 06.80 |
| Cytological findings | Malignant | 63 | 85.10 | Suspicious of malignancy | 04 | 05.40 | Benign | 04 | 05.40 | Inadequate | 03 | 04.10 |
| Sampling | Adequate | 71 | 96 | Inadequate | 03 | 04 |
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