TY - JOUR T1 - Lung pathology for the clinician: a comprehensive approach JF - European Respiratory Review JO - EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY REVIEW DO - 10.1183/16000617.0041-2017 VL - 26 IS - 144 SP - 170041 AU - Peter Dorfmüller AU - Alberto Cavazza Y1 - 2017/06/30 UR - http://err.ersjournals.com/content/26/144/170041.abstract N2 - The articles by Ghigna et al. [1] and Bubendorf et al. [2], in this issue of the European Respiratory Review (ERR), are the first two out of six reviews that form the series “Pathology for the clinician”. This series has been initiated in order to draw a comprehensive picture of pathophysiology and pathology in current concepts of interest, with articles on pulmonary hypertension (PH) in pulmonary parenchymal disease, on the role of macrophages in interstitial lung disease, and on ageing of the lung. Another, more clinical, intention of this series has been to provide state-of-the-art strategies to consolidate the interactions between respiratory physicians on one side and technical specialties on the other (the latter mostly work with biological material obtained by the former). With this aim, there will be articles on clues and pitfalls in granulomatous diseases of the lung, on unclassifiable interstitial lung disease, and on diagnostic difficulties in small biopsies and cytological specimens for nonsmall cell lung carcinoma. It goes without saying that the series cannot and is not meant to cover all subjects that matter in respiratory medicine; it should rather be seen as a potpourri of (important) examples that help understand: 1) the transdisciplinary approach to lung disease, and 2) the wide range of currently used diagnostic strategies/possibilities that can be reached if pathologist and clinician work consciously hand in hand.The new series “Pathology for the clinician” will address current concepts of interest in respiratory medicine http://ow.ly/Z7II30bBw9E ER -