Table 2. Histopathological findings of 156 biopsied lesions.
Biopsy diagnosis | Patients, n (%) |
---|---|
Malignant/premalignant | 100 (64.1) |
Primary adenocarcinoma | 48 |
Metastatic adenocarcinoma | 21 |
Other metastasis | 13 |
Carcinoid tumor | 7 |
Primary squamous cell carcinoma | 6 |
Atypical adenomatous hyperplasia | 5 |
Benign | 44 (28.2) |
Fungal infection | 12 |
Organizing pneumonia | 10 |
Caseating granuloma | 5 |
Noncaseating granuloma | 5 |
Other non-specific chronic inflammation | 5 |
Hamartoma | 4 |
Abscess | 1 |
Fibrosis | 1 |
Pulmonary infarction | 1 |
Inconclusive/insufficient material | 12 (7.7) |
Total | 156 (100) |