| Site | No. of patients | % |
| Right main bronchus | 23 | 46 |
| Left main bronchus | 11 | 22 |
| Trachea | 6 | 12 |
| Subglottis | 4 | 8 |
| Carina | 2 | 4 |
| Glottis | 1 | 2 |
| Glottis to subglottis | 1 | 2 |
| All sites | 1 | 2 |
| Undetermined (spontaneously coughed out) | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 50 | 100 |