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Table 1 Pre-operative characteristics of non-small cell lung cancer patients with intratumoral lung abscesses (n = 11)

From: Surgical and survival outcomes of lung cancer patients with intratumoral lung abscesses

No.

Age (y)

Sex

BMI (kg/m2)

BI

Alb (g/dL)

Hb (g/dL)

WBC (103/μL)

CRP (mg/dL)

VCa (%)

FEV1 a (%)

FEV1/FVC (%)

PS

CCI

E

Reason for lung abscess

1

63

M

22.3

860

3.7

9.5

7.2

2.8

124.1

103.0

64.5

0

3

BS biopsy

2

64

M

20.3

920

2.9

16.0

13.1

13.6

131.1

109.9

68.4

2

1

CT-guided biopsy

3

52

M

19.4

620

2.5

9.7

20.7

9.4

97.3

87.5

69.7

1

1

BS biopsy

4

64

M

21.0

1960

2.8

12.2

7.0

1.1

95.2

71.0

59.9

1

2

+

BS biopsy

5

80

M

24.3

2400

2.2

10.0

17.3

6.8

100.7

76.2

56.5

3

4

+

BS biopsy

6

67

M

22.5

840

2.3

10.1

6.8

6.8

102.7

93.6

72.7

1

0

BS biopsy

7

56

M

20.8

1140

3.7

12.4

5.8

0.3

114.2

112.2

81.9

0

0

BS biopsy

8

68

F

24.3

500

3.6

11.5

9.2

1.4

121.4

73.3

45.0

0

1

Unknown

9

64

M

24.7

1500

1.4

8.7

16.0

14.2

90.6

67.1

59.7

2

1

BO

10

73

M

21.8

1920

1.7

11.2

14.6

13.8

44.5

33.2

58.2

2

2

+

BS biopsy

11

65

M

23.5

480

1.7

8.8

14.6

9.6

86.2

74.3

69.2

1

1

+

BS biopsy

  1. aPredicted values
  2. Abbreviations: Alb albumin, BI Brinkman index, BMI body mass index, BO bronchial obstruction, BS bronchoscopy, CCI Charlson comorbidity index, CRP C-reactive protein, CT computed tomography, E empyema, F female, FEV 1 forced expiratory volume in 1 s, FVC forced vital capacity, Hb haemoglobin, M male, No. number, PS performance status, VC vital capacity, WBC white blood cell