Diseases

Bronchiolo-Alveolar Adenocarcinoma

A carcinoma derived from epithelium of terminal bronchioles, in which the neoplastic tissue extends along the alveolar walls and grows in small masses within the alveoli. Involvement may be uniformly diffuse and massive, or nodular, or lobular. The neoplastic cells are cuboidal or columnar and form papillary structures. Mucin may be demonstrated in some of the cells and in the material in the alveoli, which also includes denuded cells. Metastases in regional lymph nodes, and in even more distant sites, are known to occur, but are infrequent. (From Stedman, 25th ed)

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A carcinoma derived from epithelium of terminal bronchioles, in which the neoplastic tissue extends along the alveolar walls and grows in small masses within the alveoli. Involvement may be uniformly diffuse and massive, or nodular, or lobular. The neoplastic cells are cuboidal or columnar and form papillary structures. Mucin may be demonstrated in some of the cells and in the material in the alveoli, which also includes denuded cells. Metastases in regional lymph nodes, and in even more distant sites, are known to occur, but are infrequent. (From Stedman, 25th ed)

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  • Adenocarcinoma, Alveolar
  • Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar
  • Alveolar Cell Carcinoma
  • Carcinoma, Alveolar
  • Carcinoma, Bronchiolar
  • Carcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar
  • Carcinoma, Bronchioloalveolar
  • Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo Alveolar
  • Adenocarcinomas, Alveolar
  • Adenocarcinomas, Bronchiolo-Alveolar
  • Alveolar Adenocarcinoma
  • Alveolar Adenocarcinomas
  • Alveolar Carcinoma
  • Alveolar Carcinomas
  • Alveolar Cell Carcinomas
  • Bronchiolar Carcinoma
  • Bronchiolar Carcinomas
  • Bronchiolo-Alveolar Adenocarcinomas
  • Bronchiolo-Alveolar Carcinoma
  • Bronchiolo-Alveolar Carcinomas
  • Bronchioloalveolar Carcinoma
  • Bronchioloalveolar Carcinomas
  • Carcinoma, Alveolar Cell
  • Carcinoma, Bronchiolo Alveolar
  • Carcinomas, Alveolar
  • Carcinomas, Alveolar Cell
  • Carcinomas, Bronchiolar
  • Carcinomas, Bronchiolo-Alveolar
  • Carcinomas, Bronchioloalveolar

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate IM with LUNG NEOPLASMS (IM)

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History Note

1994; use CARCINOMA, BRONCHIOLAR 1963-1993

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  1. C04w.557.470.200w.025w.022w.500
  2. C04w.588.894.797.520w.055w.500

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Bronchiolo-Alveolar Adenocarcinoma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002282. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002282
  2. Bronchiolo-Alveolar Adenocarcinoma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18556553