| Radiological findings of pulmonary NTM disease | Diagnostic method for lung cancer | Radiological findings of lung cancer | Clinical stage of lung cancer | Histological diagnosis | Treatment for lung cancer | Prognosis | ||||||
| Clinical type (Extension) | cavity | Portion | Size (mm) | Notch | Spicula | Cavity | ||||||
| NBE, 2 | (−) | VATS | Lt. lower lobe | 35*25 | (+) | (+) | (-) | Stage IB (T2aNOMO) | Squamous cell Ca | Surgical operation | Alive (3 months) | |
| FC, 1 | (+) | VATS | Lt. lower lobe | 20*15 | (+) | (+) | (-) | Adenoca | Surgical operation | Alive (3 years) | ||
| FC, 1 | (+) | CT guided lung biopsy | Rt. lower lobe | 20*20 | (-) | (-) | (+) | Stage IA (TlbNOMO) | Squamous cell Ca | Surgical operation | Died (5 months) | |
| NBE, 2 | (+) | Bronchoscopy | Rt. lower lobe | 25*20 | (-) | (-) | (+) | Stage IIa (T2aNOMO) | Squamous cell Ca | Surgical operation | Alive (9 months) | |