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Table 2 Final diagnosis of targeted lesions (n = 149)

From: Bronchus sign on thin-section computed tomography is a powerful predictive factor for successful transbronchial biopsy using endobronchial ultrasound with a guide sheath for small peripheral lung lesions: a retrospective observational study

Malignancy (n = 110)

 

 Lung cancer

 

  Adenocarcinoma

72

  Squamous cell carcinoma

14

  Large cell carcinoma

2

  NSCLC

4

  Adenosquamous

1

  Small cell carcinoma

4

 Metastatic cancer

12

 Lymphoma

1

Non-malignancy (n = 39)

 

 NTM

10

 Organizing pneumonia

10

 Non-specific inflammation

6

 Fungal infection

3

 Benign tumor

2

 Bacterial pneumonia

2

 Sarcoidosis

2

 Tuberculosis

2

 Others

2

  1. NSCLC non-small cell lung cancer, not otherwise specified, NTM non-tuberculosis mycobacteriosis. Others include pulmonary infarction and asbestos-related fibrosis