Article
Pulmonary invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma.
Histopathology - 1 Jan 2024
Chang Wei-Chin, Zhang Yu Zhi, Nicholson Andrew G
Abstract excerpt
Invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma (IMA) is a relatively rare subtype of lung adenocarcinoma, composed of goblet and/or columnar tumour cells containing abundant intracytoplasmic mucin vacuoles. While a majority of IMAs are driven by KRAS mutations, recent studies have identified distinct genomic alterations, such as NRG1 and ERBB2 fusions. IMAs also more frequently present as a pneumonic-like pattern with...
Topics
- Humans
- Lung Neoplasms
- Adenocarcinoma of Lung
- Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous
- Adenocarcinoma
- Mutation