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. 2022 Feb;12(2):1139–1148. doi: 10.21037/qims-21-255

Table 2. Clinicoradiological and histopathologic diagnosis based on biopsy.

Clinicoradiological diagnosis (n=60) Histopathologic diagnosis (biopsy, n=60)
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (n=19, 31.7%) Usual interstitial pneumonia (n=19, 31.7%)
Nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (n=13, 21.7%) Nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (n=13, 21.7%)
Adenocarcinoma (n=5, 8.3%) Adenocarcinoma (n=5, 8.3%)
Organizing pneumonia (n=3, 5%) Organizing pneumonia (n=3, 5%)
Desquamative interstitial pneumonitis (n=2, 3.3%) Desquamative interstitial pneumonitis (n=2, 3.3%)
Sarcoidosis (n=2, 3.3%) and drug interstitial pneumonia (n=1, 1.7%) Nonnecrotizing granulomatous inflammation (n=3, 5%)
Tuberculosis (n=2, 3.3%) Necrotizing granulomatous inflammation (n=2, 3.3%)
Diffuse panbronchiolitis (n=2, 3.3%) Respiratory bronchiolitis (n=2, 3.3%)
Pulmonary infection (n=2, 3.3%) Acute fibrinous and bronchiolitis (n=2, 3.3%)
Unclear (n=4, 6.7%) Alveolate lung parenchyma with interstitial chronic inflammation (n=4, 6.7%)
Unclear (n=5, 8.3) Chronic bronchiolitis and interstitial lymphocytic infiltrates (n=5, 8.3%)