Intravascular and sclerosing bronchio-alveolar tumor.
A case of intravascular and sclerosing bronchio-alveolar tumor is presented with ultrastructural observations. The tumor cells appear to arise from the alveolar lining and are characterized by a fibrillary cytoplasm. These cells are enmeshed in interstitial tissue containing fibrils, elastin material, amorphous intercellular substance and degenerated cytoplasmic processes. The patient, a 49-year-old white woman, is alive without treatment, with no significant increase in size or number of lung nodules 7 years after the clinical discovery.
D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008875:Middle Aged; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure