Histopathologic overlap between fibrotic sarcoidosis and UIP pattern

Wai Ling  Leong; Venerino Poletti; Claudia Ravaglia; Sara Piciucchi

doi:10.36141/svdld.2026.18332

Histopathologic overlap between fibrotic sarcoidosis and UIP pattern

Authors

Wai Ling Leong Department of Biomedical Imaging, Universiti Malaya Research Imaging Centre (UMRIC), Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Venerino Poletti Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Department of Medical Specialties/Pulmonology Unit, G.B. Morgagni-Pierantoni Hospital, Forli, Italy; Department of Respiratory Medicine & Allergy, Aarhus Universitet, Aarhus, Denmark
Claudia Ravaglia Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Department of Medical Specialties/Pulmonology Unit, G.B. Morgagni-Pierantoni Hospital, Forli, Italy
Sara Piciucchi Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Department of Radiology, G.B. Morgagni-Pierantoni Hospital, Forli, Italy

Keywords:

Fibrotic sarcoidosis, UIP, honeycombing, cryobiopsy

Abstract

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