Intrapulmonary coin lesions: the changing patterns.
Of 71 intrapulmonary coin lesions seen at The Prince Charles Hospital during 1982-1984, 48 were primary pulmonary malignancies and six were metastases. There were two cases each of tuberculosis, cryptococcosis, hamartoma and granuloma. Overall, 76% of the lesions were malignant and only 3% were tuberculous. These findings contrast with those from the same institution published 20 years ago, when malignancy comprised only 38% and tuberculosis 27% of lesions. Malignancy now seems to be the major cause of coin lesions in Australia. In this survey, 82% of solitary pulmonary nodules that occurred in patients of over 50 years of age were malignant.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001315:Australia; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011336:Probability; D003074:Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / Q000453:epidemiology*