Table 1.
Patient diagnosis (n = 22) according to biopsy type, location of lesion, biopsy material volume (cm3) corresponding to each biopsy modality, and type of lesion (exophytic or flat).
| Cryobiopsy diagnosis | Forceps diagnosis | Location of lesion | Vol. (cm3) cryobiopsy | Vol. (cm3) forceps | Type of lesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squamous cell carcinoma | Squamous cell carcinoma | BI | 0.4 | 0.2 | Exophytic |
| Benign inflammation | Benign inflammation | RUL | 0.06 | 0.018 | Flat |
| Necroinflammation | Necroinflammation | RUL | 0.048 | 0.001 | Flat |
| Necroinflammation | Necroinflammation | Carina | 0.018 | 0.002 | Flat |
| Papillary squamous cell carcinoma | Papillary squamous cell carcinoma | RMS | 0.702 | 0.004 | Exophytic |
| Adenocarcinoma | Adenocarcinoma | RMS | 0.02 | 0.00025 | Exophytic |
| Adenosquamous | Adenosquamous | RLL | 0.004 | 0.004 | Flat |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | Squamous cell carcinoma | RUL | 0.032 | 0.144 | Exophytic |
| Small cell | Small cell | LMS | 0.027 | 0.021 | Exophytic |
| Benign | Benign | RMS | 0.018 | 0.009 | Flat |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | Squamous cell carcinoma | LLL | 0.112 | 0.006 | Exophytic |
| Poorly differentiated NSCLC | Poorly differentiated NSCLC | LLL | 0.024 | 0.04 | Exophytic |
| Small cell | Small cell | RUL | 0.03 | 0.016 | Exophytic |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | Squamous cell carcinoma | RMS | 0.96 | 0.009 | Exophytic |
| Adenocarcinoma | Adenocarcinoma | LLL | 0.045 | 0.032 | Flat |
| Carcinoid | Carcinoid | RLL | 0.39 | 0.234 | Exophytic |
| Adenocarcinoma | Adenocarcinoma | RLL | 0.024 | 0.006 | Flat |
| Benign | Benign | LUL | 0.05 | 0.032 | Flat |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | Squamous cell carcinoma | RMS | 0.042 | 0.006 | Flat |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | Squamous cell carcinoma | RUL | 0.04 | 0.001 | Flat |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | Squamous cell carcinoma | LMS | 0.016 | 0.003 | Flat |
| Adenocarcinoma | Atypical | RMS | 12.25 | 0.032 | Exophytic |
NSCLC: Nonsmall cell lung cancer; BI: bronchus intermedius; RUL: right upper lobe; RLL: right lower lobe; LUL: left upper lobe; LLL: left lower lobe; RMS: right main stem; LMS: left main stem.