Pathological features of connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease in transbronchial cryobiopsies.
Andrew ChurgVenerino PolettiClaudia RavagliaRadoslav MatejMartina Koziar VasakovaHelena HornychovaBrian StewartDivya PatelErnesto DuarteDiana C Gomez ManjarresHiren J MehtaLaszlo T VaszarHenry TazelaarJoanne L WrightPublished in: Histopathology (2024)
In the correct clinical/radiological context the pathological findings of NSIP, and particularly NSIP plus OP, favour a diagnosis of CTD-ILD in a cryobiopsy, but CTD-ILD with a UIP pattern, FHP with a UIP pattern and IPF generally cannot be distinguished.