BRONCHIOLAR CARCINOMA (PULMONARY ADENOMATOSIS)
Authors: R R SOUTHWORTH, A BECKER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1960)

Case Reports1 June 1960BRONCHIOLAR CARCINOMA (PULMONARY ADENOMATOSIS)ROBERT R. SOUTHWORTH, M.D., ABRAHAM BECKER, M.D., F.A.C.P.ROBERT R. SOUTHWORTH, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ABRAHAM BECKER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-52-6-1328 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptBronchiolar carcinoma is an unusual type of primary carcinoma of the lung. It has been defined by Storey1as follows: (1) a tumor characterized by alveoli lined with epithelial cells of columnar or cuboidal type, with eosinophilic cytoplasm and basally placed nuclei; (2) preservation of the pulmonary architecture; (3) absence of an intrinsic tumor of a bronchus; and (4) absence of evidence of primary adenocarcinoma in any other part of the body. 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