Prognostic Implication of Exfoliative Airway Pathology in Cancer-Free Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis.
Uiju ChoTae-Eun KimChan Kwon ParkHyoung Kyu YoonYoung Jo SaHyo-Lim KimTae-Jung KimPublished in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2022)
The severities of alveolitis and goblet cell hyperplasia in the bronchoscopic study are independent prognostic factors for CWP. A pathologic grading system based on these two parameters could be used in the stratification and clinical management of CWP patients.