Table 4.
Lung pathology.
Subject | Type | Pathology Diagnosis | PLH | Granulomas |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | thoracoscopic | reactive lymphoid hyperplasia | yes | No |
2 | thoracoscopic | atypical nodular lymphoid infiltrate with poorly formed granulomas | yes | Yes |
3 | thoracoscopic | atypical lymphoid hyperplasia | yes | No |
4 | thoracoscopic | follicular bronchiolitis with fibrosis and loosely formed granulomas | yes | Yes |
5 | transbronchial | follicular bronchiolitis | yes | No |
6 | thoracoscopic | atypical reactive lymphoid infiltrate with organizing pneumonia | yes | No |
7 | thoracoscopic | lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia with follicular bronchiolitis | yes | no |
8 | transbronchial | organizing pneumonia | no | no |
9 | thoracoscopic | bronchiolocentric interstitial pneumonia with fibrosis, lymphoid hyperplasia, organizing pneumonia, and occasional poorly formed granulomas | yes | yes |
10 | transbronchial | lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia | yes | no |
11 | thoracoscopic | lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia with follicular bronchiolitis and organizing pneumonia | yes | no |
12 | transbronchial | atypical lymphoid hyperplasia | yes | no |
Parameter | FB or LH only (n = 6) | LIP or OP (n = 6) | p value |
---|---|---|---|
> 5 Nodules | 6 | 6 | 1.00 |
Ground Glass | 2 | 4 | 0.567 |
Monocytes > 500 | 0 | 5 | 0.015 |
FB = follicular bronchiolitis, LH = lymphoid hyperplasia, LIP = lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia, OP = organizing pneumonia