This study of 6,220 patients with resected lung adenocarcinoma shows that bronchioloalveolar carcinoma (BAC) had a significantly better prognosis than other types of adenocarcinoma. In contrary to the current definition, pure bronchioloalveolar growth pattern without invasion, stage II-IV was observed in 8% of patients and 9% had recurrences.
Differences in the prognosis of resected lung adenocarcinoma according to the histological subtype:
Submitted by: Erica Curcio
Source: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
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Author(s): Hiroyuki Sakurai, Hisao Asamura, Etsuo Miyaoka, Ichiro Yoshino, Yoshitaka Fujii, Yoichi Nakanishi, Kenji Eguchi, Masaki Mori, Noriyoshi Sawabata, Meinoshin Okumura, and Kohei Yokoi