Table 3

Bronchoscopy pathology outcome

Bronchoscopy pathology outcomeTarget tumourSecondary lesionsControl biopsies
N%N%N%
Pathology outcome1075153
Normal15293362
Inflammation17331936
Hyperplasia24
Squamous metaplasia3612
Mild dysplasia36
Moderate dysplasia00
Severe dysplasia12
CIS12
Invasive carcinoma107100918
 NSCLC—SqCC434012
 NSCLC—AC3936714
 NSCLC—LCNOS55
 LCNEC22
 SCLC1110
 Typical carcinoid66
 Mucoepidermoid cell carcinoma11
 LGSDC*12
  • *Published as case report.18

  • AC, adenocarcinoma; CIS, carcinoma in situ; LCNEC, large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma; LCNOS, large cell not otherwise classified; LGSDC, low-grade salivary duct cell carcinoma; NSCLC, non-small cell lung cancer, SCLC, small cell lung cancer; SqCC, squamous cell carcinoma.