Encyclopedia: Bronchioloalveolar Carcinoma
Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma is a rare type of lung cancer. It occurs more frequently among never-smokers, women and Asians. By definition, BAC is not an invasive tumor. Therefore, pathologists classify it as a form of carcinoma in situ . 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,...
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