CT-guided biopsy of lung lesions using two needles in difficult and poorly cooperative patients

Ha, Ji Young; Jeon, Kyung Nyeo; Park, Mi Jung; Bae, Kyungsoo; Lee, Won Sup; Cha, Seung Ick

doi:10.1186/s40064-015-1614-2

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Table 2 Characteristics of patients who underwent CT-guided biopsy of lung lesions using two needles

From: CT-guided biopsy of lung lesions using two needles in difficult and poorly cooperative patients

Pt	Sex/age	Size (cm)	Location	Underlying disease	Difficulties for biopsy (other than poor cooperation)	Use of malpositioned needle	Biopsy results	Complication
1	F/78	2.5	RUL, posterior	AML		Navigation	Organizing pneumonia	No
2	M/61	2.2	RUL, posterior	CVA		Navigation	Tuberculosis	Parenchymal hemorrhage
3	M/70	2.4	RLL, anterior basal	CVA	Poor breath holding capacity, deep location^a (5 cm)	Navigation, anchor^c	Adenocarcinoma	No
4	M/63	1.8	RLL, superior		Small lesion size^b, covered by ribs, poor breath holding capacity	Navigation, anchor	Tuberculosis	Pneumothorax
5	F/70	2.8	RLL, lateral basal	Emphysema	Covered by ribs	Navigation	SCC	No
6	F/84	3.6	LUL, posterior	CVA	Deep location (8 cm)	Navigation	Adenocarcinoma	No
7	F/57	4.2	LLL, superior		Pneumothorax	Navigation, anchor	Adenocarcinoma	Parenchymal hemorrhage
8	M/63	2	LUL, anterior	Emphysema	Small lesion size, covered by ribs	Navigation	SCC	No
9	M/77	3.4	RML, lateral	Emphysema	Covered by ribs and scapula	Navigation	Chronic inflammation	Delayed pneumothorax^d
10	F/57	3.5	RLL, superior		Flat lesion, covered by ribs	Navigation	Adenocarcinoma	Delayed pneumothorax
11	M/75	1.2	LUL anterior	Emphysema	Poor breath holding capacity, small lesion size	Navigation, anchor	Adenocarcinoma	No
12	M/40	2.3	LUL, anterior		Covered by ribs (subcostal location)	Navigation	Chronic inflammation	No
13	F/66	3	RUL posterior	AML	Flat lesion, deep location (5 cm), covered by ribs and scapula	Navigation	Chronic inflammation	No
14	M/67	3.5	LLL, posterior basal		Covered by ribs	Navigation	Tuberculosis	Pneumothorax
15	F/70	2	LLL, posterior basal		Small lesion size	Navigation	Adenocarcinoma	No
16	F/74	2.8	RLL, anterior basal	Emphysema	Covered by ribs	Navigation	SCC	Parenchymal hemorrhage
17	M/70	1.2	RLL, posterior basal	Emphysema	Small lesion size	Navigation	Non-diagnostic	No

Pt patient, RUL right upper lobe, RLL right lower lobe, RML right middle lobe, LUL left upper lobe, LLL left lower lobe, AML acute myelocytic leukemia, CVA cerebrovascular accident, SCC Squamous cell carcinoma
^aLesion depth, >5 cm
^bLesion size, ≤2 cm
^cAnchoring the lung
^dPneumothorax occurred 4 h or later after the procedure

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