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Arch. Pathol. Lab. Med. · Oct 2010
Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma and the significance of invasion: predicting biologic behavior.
- Lindsay Schmidt and Jeffrey Myers.
- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. lindschm@med.umich.edu
- Arch. Pathol. Lab. Med. 2010 Oct 1;134(10):1450-4.
AbstractA resected adenocarcinoma illustrates challenges in diagnosing bronchioloalveolar carcinoma (BAC). Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma is defined by lack of invasion, something that may be difficult to assess in scars. Small (≤0.5 cm) invasive foci have little impact on the good prognosis associated with low-stage tumors. The term microinvasive adenocarcinoma or minimally invasive adenocarcinoma has been proposed for otherwise typical BACs and small invasive foci measuring 0.5 cm or less. Larger areas of invasion are associated with a more aggressive course and more reliably distinguish BAC from other variants of adenocarcinoma. Separating BAC from other forms of adenocarcinoma is important owing to differences in prognosis and emerging therapeutic strategies.
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