...steroids and methotrexate. An open lung biopsy specimen showed scattered aggregates...performed. Following review of the open lung biopsy specimen, the patient admitted...immunosuppressive therapy and eventually an open lung biopsy. Other reported causes of ...

...preclude the use of definitive diagnostic tests, such as open lung biopsy, in these patients. Objective.-To identify pulmonary...precluding the use of some of the diagnostic tests, such as open lung biopsy and sometimes even bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), to...

...Katzenstein (Major Problems in Pathology, vol 13), 487 pp, with 525 illus, $80, Philadelphia, Pa, WB Saunders Co, 1997. Open lung biopsy. These three words evoke a great deal of fear, dread, and panic in many surgical pathologists. Perhaps this discomfort...

...industrial arc welder for 15 years. An open lung biopsy was performed at the time of...disease. Histologic sections of the open lung biopsy demonstrated patchy areas of...respiratory distress syndrome. Open lung biopsy reveals focal, mild interstitial...

...and an interstitial infiltrate of both lungs. After an earlier nondiagnostic transbronchial biopsy, he underwent an open lung biopsy. The lung contained characteristic intra-alveolar foamy exudate with interstitial lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate and...

...industrial arc welder for 15 years. An open lung biopsy was performed at the time of...OMITTED] Histologic sections of the open lung biopsy demonstrated patchy areas of...respiratory distress syndrome. Open lung biopsy reveals focal, mild interstitial...

...thickening covering the right lung was identified on the open lung biopsy. The patient was not known to have asbestos exposure...should raise a possibility of coexisting mesothelioma. Open lung biopsy remains the gold standard for the diagnosis. Armine...

...similar severity diagnosed by open-lung biopsy who were given prednisone as...interstitial pneumonia; OLB = open-lung biopsy; PFTs = pulmonary function tests...category of IPF. Historically, open-lung biopsy (OLB) has been necessary for...

...lung cyst. Serum protein electrophoresis and immunoglobulin levels were normal, and no autoantibodies were found. Open lung biopsy revealed patchy fibrosis, intra-alveolar and interstitial hemosiderin-laden macrophages, and no evidence of vasculitis...

...development of the acute respiratory distress syndrome. Open-lung biopsy specimens from both patients showed a histologic pat...in the pericardial effusion. Pericardiocentesis and open-lung biopsy were performed. Routine cultures of this material for...