Number of patients (percentage)

Total

24 (100%)

Sex

-Men

-Women

15 (62.5%)

9 (37.5%)

Median age

51

Pathological history

-History of known neoplasia

-Chronic active smoking

-History of pulmonary TB

11 (45.4%)

6 (25)

3 (12.5)

Fortuitous discovery

-imaging of known neoplasia

-chest trauma

13 (54%)

11 (46%)

2 (8%)

Clinical sign

-cough

-hemoptysis

-chest pain

11 (46%)

6 (27%)

4 (17%)

1 (2%)

-Right side

-Left side

17 (71%)

7 (29%)

solid character of nodule

ground-glass opacity

22 (92%)

2 (8%)