Characteristics of Malignant Lesions and Methods of Diagnosis
| Malignant lesion | Number of lesions | Surgery | Biopsy | Autopsy | Clinical follow-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary lesion | 155 | 76 | 77 | 2 | |
| Mediastinal lymph node | 85 | 24 | 59 | 2 | |
| Hilar lymph node | 15 | 15 | |||
| Supraclavicular lymph node | 6 | 6 | |||
| Cervical lymph node | 35 | 35 | |||
| Intraperitoneal lymph node | 8 | 1 | 7 | ||
| Bone | 76 | 4 | 6 | 66 | |
| Liver | 26 | 1 | 3 | 22 | |
| Pleura | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
| Lung | 23 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| Adrenal grand | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Kidney | 5 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Peritoneum | 3 | 3 | |||
| Muscle, skin | 2 | 2 | |||
| Invasion of atrium | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 470 | 119 | 194 | 30 | 127 |