Table 2.
Pathologic diagnosis by TBLB and final diagnosis
| Number of patients | |
|---|---|
| Pathologic diagnosis by TBLB | |
| Non‐specific inflammation† | 17 |
| Tuberculosis | 11 |
| Adenocarcinoma | 18 |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 5 |
| Small cell carcinoma | 6 |
| Non‐small cell carcinoma | 1 |
| Aspergilloma | 1 |
| Final diagnosis | |
| Pneumonia | 9 |
| Tuberculosis | 12 |
| Adenocarcinoma | 20 |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 6 |
| Small cell carcinoma | 7 |
| Non‐small cell carcinoma | 2 |
| Aspergilloma | 1 |
| No final diagnosis | 2 |
†
Final diagnosis of non‐specific inflammation: pneumonia (9), tuberculosis (1), adenocarcinoma (2), squamous cell carcinoma (1), small cell lung cancer (1), non‐small cell lung cancer (1), no final diagnosis (2).
TBLB, transbronchial lung biopsy.