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. 2022 May 4;22:177. doi: 10.1186/s12890-022-01966-4

Table 3.

Pathological and multidisciplinary discussion diagnosis in patients underwent TBLB and TBLC

Pathological diagnosis (n = 17) n (%)
Patients underwent TBLB
Organizing pneumonia 9 (52.9)
Acute exacerbation of interstitial lung disease 3 (17.6)
Pulmonary adenocarcinoma 2 (11.8)
Lymphoma 1 (5.9)
Acute eosinophilic pneumonia 1 (5.9)
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia 1 (5.9)
Multidisciplinary discussion diagnosis (n = 25)
Connective tissue disease associated interstitial lung disease 9 (36.0)
Acute exacerbation of interstitial lung disease 6 (24.0)
Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia 2 (8.0)
Pulmonary adenocarcinoma 2 (8.0)
Lymphoma 1 (4.0)
Acute eosinophilic pneumonia 1 (4.0)
Acute lung injury 1 (4.0)
Drug induced lung injury 1 (4.0)
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia 1 (4.0)
Adenovirus pneumonia 1 (4.0)
Patients underwent TBLC n (%)
Pathological diagnosis (n = 18)
Organizing pneumonia 7 (38.9)
Diffuse alveolar damage 6 (33.3)
Aspiration pneumonia 1 (5.6)
Lymphoma 1 (5.6)
Acute fibrinous organizing pneumonia 1 (5.6)
Acute exacerbation of interstitial lung disease 1 (5.6)
Cytomegalovirus pneumonia 1 (5.6)
Multidisciplinary discussion diagnosis (n = 21)
Secondary organizing pneumonia 3 (14.3)
Acute exacerbation of interstitial lung disease 3 (14.3)
Connective tissue disease associated interstitial lung disease 2 (9.5)
Aspiration pneumonia 2 (9.5)
Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia 2 (9.5)
Graft versus host disease 2 (9.5)
Acute lung injury 1 (4.8)
Acute fibrinous organizing pneumonia 1 (4.8)
Drug induced lung injury 1 (4.8)
Lymphoma 1 (4.8)
Acute reject reaction after lung transplantation 1 (4.8)
Cytomegalovirus pneumonia 1 (4.8)
Coronavirus pneumonia 1 (4.8)