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Genetic relationship among atypical adenomatous hyperplasia, bronchioloalveolar carcinoma and adenocarcinoma of the lung.
Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 Apr 2007
Morandi Luca, Asioli Sofia, Cavazza Alberto, Pession Annalisa, Damiani Stefania
Abstract excerpt
Atypical adenomatous hyperplasia (AAH) has been recently defined by WHO as a small lesion, not exceeding 5mm in major axis, composed of slightly enlarged alveolar septa lined by pneumocytes with plump, atypical nuclei. AAH is frequently found in tissue surrounding lung adenocarcinoma and is considered a precursor of this subtype of lung cancer by many Authors. However, the genetic relationship between...
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