Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar

Synonyms

Adenocarcinoma, Alveolar

Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo Alveolar

Adenocarcinomas, Alveolar

Adenocarcinomas, Bronchiolo-Alveolar

Alveolar Adenocarcinoma

Alveolar Adenocarcinomas

Alveolar Carcinoma

Alveolar Carcinomas

Alveolar Cell Carcinoma

Bronchiolar Carcinoma

Bronchiolar Carcinomas

Bronchiolo-Alveolar Adenocarcinoma

Bronchiolo-Alveolar Adenocarcinomas

Bronchiolo-Alveolar Carcinoma

Bronchiolo-Alveolar Carcinomas

Bronchioloalveolar Carcinoma

Bronchioloalveolar Carcinomas

Carcinoma, Alveolar

Carcinoma, Bronchiolar

Carcinoma, Bronchiolo Alveolar

Carcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar

Carcinoma, Bronchioloalveolar

Carcinomas, Alveolar

Carcinomas, Bronchiolar

Carcinomas, Bronchiolo-Alveolar

Carcinomas, Bronchioloalveolar

A carcinoma thought to be 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)