Table 6

Cases in which a diagnosis of “other” was made by more than one observer (n = 10)

Diagnosis (no of times made)No of patientsNo of biopsiesOther diagnoses
LCG = Langerhans’ cell granulomatosis; DIP = desquamative interstitial pneumonia; DAD = diffuse alveolar damage, non-diag = non-diagnostic; NSIP = non-specific interstitial pneumonia; EPN = eosinophilic pneumonia; OP = organising pneumonia; LS/E = lymphangiomatosis/lymphangectasia; UNCL = unclassifiable; FB = follicular bronchiolitis; RB = respiratory bronchiolitis, Pulm haemosid = pulmonary haemosiderosis; EAA = extrinsic allergic alveolitis; UIP = usual interstitial pneumonia; LAM = lymphangioleiomyomatosis; EMPH = emphysema; CB = chronic bronchiolitis; BO = bronchiolitis obliterans; PPH = primary pulmonary hypertension; BPN = bronchopneumonia.
Figures in parentheses indicate the number of occasions that an individual diagnosis was made (maximum of 10).
LCG (4)11DIP, DAD (2), Non-diag, NSIP
EPN (5)11DAD (2), OP (2), DIP (1)
LS/E (6)11UNCL (2), FB (1), RB (1)
IPH (6)11NSIP (2), DIP (1), FB (1)
Amyloid (10)11
LAM (17)12EMPH (2), Normal (1)
CB (6)13UNCL (9), NSIP (11), Non-diag (2), EAA (2)
BO (1), CB (1), PPH (1)11FB (7)
BPN (3) EPN (2) BO (1)11NSIP (2), UIP (1), EAA (2), UNCL (1)
BO (1) LCG (1)11OP (5), UIP (1), NSIP (2)