Clinical significance of histological classification of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia

• Published in: The European respiratory journal Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 275 - 283
• Main Authors: Flaherty, K.R, Toews, G.B, Travis, W.D, Colby, T.V, Kazerooni, E.A, Gross, B.H, Jain, A, Strawderman, R.L., III, Paine, R, Flint, A, Lynch, J.P., III, Martinez, F.J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Leeds Eur Respiratory Soc 01.02.2002; Maney
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma; Female; Glucocorticoids - administration & dosage; Humans; Lung - diagnostic imaging; Lung - pathology; Lung Diseases, Interstitial - classification; Lung Diseases, Interstitial - drug therapy; Lung Diseases, Interstitial - mortality; Lung Diseases, Interstitial - pathology; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Odds Ratio; Pneumology; Prednisone - administration & dosage; Survival Rate; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Human; Pathology; Lung disease; Respiratory disease; Lung; Classification; Interstitial pneumonitis; Exploration; Histology; Diagnosis

Patients with idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) can be subdivided into groups based on the histological appearance of lung tissue obtained by surgical biopsy. The quantitative impact of histological diagnosis, baseline factors and response to therapy on survival has not been evaluated. Surgi...