Table 2 Comparison of the characteristics of patients with bronchial cysts in different locations
Characteristics | Location, N(%) | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mediastinum | Lungs | Neck | Others | ||
Male | 31(46.3%) | 16(69.6%) | 7(28.0%) | 3(21.4%) | 0.008 |
Age, years, median (IQR) | 52.0(13.8) | 49.5(7.3) | 16.0(44.8) | 42.0(17.0) | 0.001 |
Complications | 16(23.9%) | 7(30.4%) | 9(36.0%) | 4(28.6%) | 0.699 |
Thyroid cancer | 0(0.0%) | 2(8.7%) | 4(16.0%) | 3(15.0%) | 0.007 |
Infection | 0(0.0%) | 3(13.0%) | 0(0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | 0.003 |
Hypertension | 6(9.0%) | 1(4.3%) | 1(4.0%) | 0(0.0%) | 0.543 |
Diabetes | 6(9.0%) | 1(4.3%) | 0(0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | 0.271 |
Coronary artery disease | 5(7.5%) | 0(0.0%) | 1(4.0%) | 0(0.0%) | 0.388 |
Pneumonia | 4(6.0%) | 1(4.3%) | 0(0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | 0.498 |
Fistula | 0(0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | 1(4.0%) | 1(7.1%) | 0.153 |
Diagnostic methods | |||||
CT | 67(100.0%) | 20(87.0%) | 2(8.0%) | 3(21.4%) | < 0.001 |
MRI | 0(0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | 1(4.0%) | 8(58.1%) | < 0.001 |
Ultrasound | 0(0.0%) | 3(13.0%) | 22(88.0%) | 3(21.4%) | < 0.001 |