title: The coin lesion of the lung. A review of 955 resected coin lesions.
abstract: The retrospective study of 955 coin lesions of the lung showed 49% to be malignant. The proportion of malignant lesions increased with age. In patients older than 60 years of age, 65% of the lesions were malignant; in this group, bronchogenic carcinoma was the most frequent lesion. The delay prior to resection was especially pronounced in both younger patients and in patients with smaller lesions.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D003074:Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors