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Table 1 Clinical data and CT findings of PSC and c-NSCLC

From: Preoperative CT findings and prognosis of pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinoma: comparison with conventional NSCLC of similar tumor size

Characteristic

PSC

c-NSCLC

P-value

Gender, n (%)

Man

Female

25 (80.6%)

6 (19.4%)

69 (79.3%)

18 (20.7%)

0.874

Age (year)

62.81 ± 1.51

59.68 ± 0.98

0.098

Smoke, n (%)

No

Yes

11 (35.5%)

20 (64.5%)

25 (28.7%)

62 (71.3%)

0.484

Tumor size (cm)

5.12 ± 0.38

5.11 ± 0.20

0.967

Location, n (%)

Upper and middle

Lower

15 (48.4%)

16 (51.6%)

44 (50.6%)

43 (49.4%)

0.834

Calcification, n (%)

Absent

Present

29 (93.5%)

2 (6.5%)

69 (79.3%)

18 (20.7%)

0.056

Vacuole/cavity, n (%)

Absent

Present

29 (93.5%)

2 (6.5%)

70 (80.5%)

17 (19.5%)

0.072

Pleural invasion, n (%)

Absent

Present

17 (54.8%)

14 (45.2%)

38 (43.7%)

49 (56.3%)

0.285

Lymph node metastasis, n (%)

Absent

Present

13 (41.9%)

18 (58.1%)

46(52.9%)

41(47.1%)

0.296

Overall stage, n (%)

I-II

III-IV

11 (35.5%)

20 (64.5%)

43 (49.4%)

44 (50.6%)

0.181

Mean CT value [Hu]

Plain scan

Arterial phase

Venous phase

30.48 ± 1.59

43.26 ± 2.96

50.26 ± 3.28

36.25 ± 0.64

58.71 ± 1.65

64.24 ± 1.86

0.002*

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

LAA, n (%)

Absent

Present

7 (22.6%)

24 (77.4%)

63 (72.4%)

24 (27.6%)

< 0.001**

LAA Ratio

28.56 ± 3.83%

6.28 ± 1.27%

< 0.001**#

  1. *: P < 0.01, **: P < 0.001, #: Mann‒Whitney U test, n: number of patients