Table 2

Summary of stage, chemotherapy and microbiological results

Only cancer
N=108
Coexisting granulomatous inflammation with lung cancer N=19
Stage I and II84 (77.7)13 (68.4)
 T-160 (55.5)13 (68.4)
 T-224 (22.2)6 (31.5)
 N-010 (9.2)3 (15.7)
 N-150 (46.2)10 (52.6)
 N-224 (22.2)6 (31.5)
Chemotherapy
 Neoadjuvant chemotherapy24 (22.2)6 (31.5)
 Concurrent chemoradiotherapy27 (25)5 (26.3)
 Epidermal growth factor receptor–tyrosine kinase inhibitor7 (6.4)None
Acid-fast bacilli (AFB) culture
 No. of patients in whom AFB cultures done27 (25)9 (47.3)
 No. of patients in whom AFB culture was positiveNone2 (non-tuberculous mycobacteria)
 No. of patients in whom Ziehl-Neelsen stain done108 (100)19 (100)
 No. of patients in whom Ziehl-Neelsen stain was positive for AFBNoneNone
  • Data presented as number (%).