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Pulmonary Adenomatosis

1951; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 244; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1056/nejm195103222441202

ISSN

1533-4406

Autores

Edwin W. Peterson, John D. Houghton,

Tópico(s)

Tracheal and airway disorders

Resumo

PULMONARY adenomatosis is a rare tumor of the lung characterized by the presence of tall columnar mucus-secreting cells lining the alveolar walls, without evidence of bronchial origin or of primary adenocarcinoma elsewhere. In the past few years there has been a marked increase in the number of reported cases, with two recent reviews of the literature1 , 2 and numerous pathological discussions.A considerable difference of opinion exists concerning pulmonary adenomatosis, or alveolar-cell tumors of the human lung, including complete disbelief in the existence of this condition as a separate entity.3 The question of the existence of a true alveolar epithelium has . . .

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