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Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma (BAC) is a rare type of [[lung cancer]]. It occurs more frequently among never-smokers, women and Asians.<ref name="Raz">{{cite journal | last =Raz | first =DJ | authorlink = | coauthors =He B, Rosell R, Jablons DM | title =Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma: a review | journal =Clinical Lung Cancer | volume =7 | issue =5 | pages =313–322 | publisher =Cancer Information Group | date =Mar 2006 | url =http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=16640802&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVAbstractPlus | doi = | id = | accessdate = }}</ref> | |||
By definition, BAC is not an invasive tumor. Therefore, [[Surgical pathology|pathologists]] classify it as a form of [[carcinoma in situ]] (CIS). However, unlike other forms of CIS, its behavior is [[malignant]], often lethal. Major surgery, either a [[lobectomy]] or a [[pneumonectomy]], is needed to control it, and recurrences are frequent. For this reason, [[Oncology|oncologists]] classify it among the other malignant tumors, which are [[cancer|invasive tumors]]. | By definition, BAC is not an invasive tumor. Therefore, [[Surgical pathology|pathologists]] classify it as a form of [[carcinoma in situ]] (CIS). However, unlike other forms of CIS, its behavior is [[malignant]], often lethal. Major surgery, either a [[lobectomy]] or a [[pneumonectomy]], is needed to control it, and recurrences are frequent. For this reason, [[Oncology|oncologists]] classify it among the other malignant tumors, which are [[cancer|invasive tumors]]. | ||
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Revision as of 16:35, 25 September 2012
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma (BAC) is a rare type of lung cancer. It occurs more frequently among never-smokers, women and Asians.[1]
By definition, BAC is not an invasive tumor. Therefore, pathologists classify it as a form of carcinoma in situ (CIS). However, unlike other forms of CIS, its behavior is malignant, often lethal. Major surgery, either a lobectomy or a pneumonectomy, is needed to control it, and recurrences are frequent. For this reason, oncologists classify it among the other malignant tumors, which are invasive tumors.
Classification
Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma is a sub-type of lung adenocarcinoma. However it is distinct from other lung adenocarcinomas by different clinical features, prognosis and response to treatment.[2]
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References
- ↑ Raz, DJ (Mar 2006). "Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma: a review". Clinical Lung Cancer. Cancer Information Group. 7 (5): 313–322. Unknown parameter
|coauthors=ignored (help) - ↑ Lee, KS (Nov–Dec 1997). "Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma: clinical, histopathologic, and radiologic findings" (PDF). RadioGraphics. 17 (6): 1345–1357. PMID 9397450. Retrieved 2007-12-03. Unknown parameter
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