Table 2. Case diagnoses.
| Diagnosis | ILD (n=69) | Without ILD (n=362) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malignant lesions | 66 | 339 | 0.042 |
| Diagnostic case | 41 | 252 | |
| Adenocarcinoma | 19 | 184 | |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 11 | 32 | |
| Small cell carcinoma | 4 | 4 | |
| Non-small cell carcinoma | 6 | 19 | |
| Malignant lymphoma | 1 | 2 | |
| Metastatic lung cancer | 0 | 10 | |
| Spindle cell carcinoma | 0 | 1 | |
| Non-diagnostic case | 25 | 87 | |
| Benign lesions | 3 | 23 | 0.319 |
| Diagnostic case | 2 | 21 | |
| Inflammatory lesions | 2 | 9 | |
| Aspergillosis | 0 | 2 | |
| Cryptococcus | 0 | 1 | |
| NTM | 0 | 4 | |
| Organizing pneumonitis | 0 | 1 | |
| Sarcoidosis | 0 | 1 | |
| Actinomycosis | 0 | 1 | |
| Tuberculosis | 0 | 1 | |
| Abscess | 0 | 1 | |
| Non-diagnostic case | 1 | 2 |
ILD, interstitial lung disease; NTM, non-tuberculous mycobacteria.