Bronchioloalveolar cell carcinoma: a 21-year retrospective study of cases at the Western Infirmary, Glasgow.
A 21-year retrospective autopsy study of bronchioloalveolar cell carcinoma in the Western District of Glasgow is presented which includes a detailed review of the case notes and post-mortem pathology of 18 patients. Aspects of the histogenesis of the tumour and its prognosis are included in the discussion. It is concluded that bronchioloalveolar cell carcinoma is a valid term which describes a disease entity that is amenable to successful surgical resection when at a limited stage but that in pathological terms it represents a heterogeneous population of tumours.
Thomas
J S
JS
Tullett
W M
WM
Stack
B H
BH
D002282:Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012606:Scotland