“…For this study, the data of patients who underwent thoracic surgery was prospectively collected, and entered into a database that had been established to investigate patients undergoing thoracic surgery at our institution. The following data were collected: age, gender, smoking status, comorbidities, maximum tumor size, imaging characteristics of the nodules, chest CT findings, SUV index (ratio of SUV max of the tumor to SUV mean of the right lobe of the liver), 12,13) surgical procedure, and findings. Regarding patients with a metastatic pulmonary nodule, the diseasefree interval (DFI), defined as the date of first treatment to the appearance of lung metastasis, was recorded.…”