with the aim of providing better quantitative assessment , the maximal diameter of these lymph nodes was measured in five patient groups : i control group ( 132 cases ) , ii patients with inflammatory lung disease ( 17 patients ) , iii patients operated for bronchial carcinoma , but without lymph node involvement ( 62 patients ) , iv patients operated for bronchial carcinoma with lymph node involvement ( eight patients ) , v patients who have not had surgery , but who had enlarged lymph nodes ( 16 patients ) .
C0024109
lung
C0007121
bronchial carcinoma