Bronchus adenoma
Bronchus adenoma
Definition
A benign lung neoplasm characterized by the presence of a fibrovascular stroma lined by cuboidal to columnar cells. Patients are usually asymptomatic and it is incidentally discovered as a pulmonary nodule during chest X-ray examination. Surgical excision is curative.
Also known as adenoma of bronchus, adenoma of the bronchus, adenoma, bronchial, benign, bronchial adenoma, bronchial adenoma NOS (morphologic abnormality), bronchus adenoma, lung papillary adenoma, papillary adenoma of type II pneumocytes, peripheral papillary tumor of type II pneumocytes, peripheral papillary tumour of type II pneumocytes, type II pneumocyte adenoma — per MONDO
Also identified as
Affected Organs
| Organ | Involvement | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Lungs | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Lungs | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Respiratory system | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Respiratory system | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |