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Figure 3

From: An autopsy study of combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema: correlations among clinical, radiological, and pathological features

Figure 3

Images of a CPFE patient with lung cancer in the right lower lobe who died from a non-respiratory cause. (A) CT scan performed within 1 month of death; view of the left lower lobe showing TWCLs with slight reticulation on the pleural predominance. (B) Paramount view showing pathological TWCLs with fibrosis in the left lower lobe; corresponds to the CT scan (Figure 3-A). TWCLs involving the bronchiole and parenchyma with a dense fibrous wall beneath the terminal bronchioles. (C) High-power view of the square lesion in Figure 3-B showing fibroblastic focus in the fibrous walls.

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