[Diagnostic value of surgical lung biopsies for diffuse parenchymal lung disease: the change of disease spectrum in the past 28 years in a single institution in China]

Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi. 2022 Mar 12;45(3):255-260. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112147-20211012-00712.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the changes of disease spectrum in diffuse parenchymal lung disease (DPLD) diagnosed by surgical lung biopsy, and to explore the diagnostic value of surgical lung biopsy in DPLD. Methods: Four hundred and fifty-five consecutive DPLD patients, who underwent surgical lung biopsy in Peking Union Medical College Hospital during the past 28 years, were analyzed retrospectively. Results: There were 211 males and 244 females. The average age at biopsy was (45±14) years. Four hundred and eleven cases (90.3%) were diagnosed by pathologic findings. Four hundred and forty-one cases (96.9%) were diagnosed by clinical-radiologic-pathologic multidisciplinary discussion. The 30-day mortality and 90-day mortality were 2.4% and 3.3% respectively. The disease spectrum included interstitial pneumonia in 209 cases (45.9%) (nonspecific interstitial pneumonia in 105 cases, usual interstitial pneumonia in 33 cases), other miscellaneous DPLD in 166 cases (36.5%) (including hypersensitivity pneumonitis in 49 cases), tumor in 39 cases (8.6%), and infectious diseases in 27 cases (5.9%). In the three consecutive periods (1993-2002, 2003-2012 and 2013-2020), the number of biopsies was 76 (16.7%), 297 (65.3%) and 82 (18%) respectively. The disease spectrum changes over time: in the above three periods, the percentage of interstitial pneumonia in DPLD was 68.4%, 45.1% and 28%, other miscellaneous DPLDs were 22.4%, 39.4% and 39.0%, the tumors were 2.6%, 7.4% and 18.3%, the infectious diseases were 5.3%, 5.1% and 9.8%. Conclusions: This study presented the changes of disease spectrum in DPLD diagnosed by surgical lung biopsy through single center real-world data, reflecting the progress of clinicians' understanding of DPLD and interstitial pneumonia. Surgical lung biopsy is still valuable for some difficult and complicated DPLD cases.

目的: 观察经外科肺活检诊断弥漫性实质性肺疾病(DPLD)的疾病谱变迁并探讨外科肺活检在DPLD中的诊断价值。 方法: 回顾性分析北京协和医院1993年1月至2020年12月28年间连续455例接受外科肺活检的DPLD病例资料,其中男211例,女244例,接受活检时年龄(45±14)岁。按照1993—2002、2003—2012、2013—2020年分为3个时间段进行疾病谱比较。 结果: 411例(411/455,90.3%)经病理形态学明确诊断,441例(441/455,96.9%)经临床-影像-病理多学科讨论后确诊。术后30 d病死率为2.4%(11/455),术后3个月病死率为3.3%(15/455)。本组患者中间质性肺炎209例(209/455,45.9%),其中非特异性间质性肺炎105例,寻常性间质性肺炎33例;其他类型DPLD为166例(166/455,36.5%),其中过敏性肺炎49例;肿瘤39例(39/455,8.6%);感染性疾病27例(27/455,5.9 %)。1993—2002、2003—2012、2013—2020年外科肺活检数量分别为76例(76/455,16.7%)、297例(297/455,65.3%)和82例(82/455,18%)。在上述3个时间段内,间质性肺炎占DPLD的比例分别为68.4%、45.1%和28.0%,其他类型DPLD为22.4%、39.4%和39.0%,肿瘤为2.6%、7.4%和18.3%,感染为5.3%、5.1%和9.8%。 结论: DPLD外科肺活检疾病谱随时间的变化反映了临床医生对DPLD和间质性肺炎认识不断深入的过程以及诊治策略的变化。对于某些疑难的、诊断困难、治疗方向不明的DPLD,外科肺活检仍然具有重要价值。.

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy
  • China
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lung / pathology
  • Lung Diseases, Interstitial* / diagnosis
  • Lung Diseases, Interstitial* / pathology
  • Male
  • Retrospective Studies