Cryobiopsy: Should This Be Used in Place of Endobronchial Forceps Biopsies?

Table 2

Patient diagnosis (𝑛=9) in patients who only had CB and no FB, location of lesion, biopsy material volume (cm³), and type of lesion (exophytic or flat).

Cryobiopsy diagnosis	Location of lesion	Vol. (cm^3) cryobiopsy	Type of lesion
In situ squamous cell carcinoma	RUL	0.39	Flat
Acid fast bacilli	LMS	0.147	Exophytic
Necrotic debris	RLL	0.36	Exophytic
Small cell*	RUL	0.027	Exophytic
Small cell	LMS	2.0	Exophytic
Small cell	LLL	0.45	Exophytic
Squamous papillomata	Trachea	0.12	Exophytic
Adenocarcinoma	Carina	0.21	Flat
Small cell	LLL	0.168	Exophytic

RUL: right upper lobe; RLL: right lower lobe; LLL: left lower lobe; LMS: left main stem.
∗Mild bleeding noted only in this patient.