Table 2 Histological findings other than Emphysema (% of 142 operations, most specimens had more than one)
Histological findings other than Emphysema (% of 142 operations) | |
|---|---|
Chronic inflammation | 54 (38%) |
Pleural/Interstitial fibrosis | 49 (36%) |
Respiratory/Chronic bronchiolitis | 28 (20%) |
Organising pneumonia | 22 (16%) |
Reactive mesothelial hyperplasia | 17 (12%) |
Non– necrotising granuloma | 16 (11%) |
Nectrotising granuloma | 14 (10%) |
Hyperplastic type II pneumocytes | 7 (6%) |
Aspergillus infection | 5 (4%) |
Malignancies: | 3 (2%) |
Sarcomatoid carcinoma (not seen on CT) | 1 |
Adenocarcinoma, mod. Differentiated (both seen on CT) | 2 |
Tumourlet | 1 (0.8%) |
Focal neuroendocrine hyperplasia | 1 (0.8%) |