RT Book, Section
A1 Doherty, Gerard M.
SR Print(0)
ID 58104772
T1 Bronchial Adenomas & Carcinoid Tumors of Lung
T2 Quick Answers Surgery
YR 2010
FD 2010
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58104772
RD 2024/04/19
AB •  Bronchial  gland  adenomas  constitute  5%  of  all  lung  cancer-Misnomer  since  vast  majority  actually  malignant•  Carcinoid  lung  tumors  constitute  85%  of  bronchial  adenomas-Classified  as  typical  or  atypical-Derived  from  Kulchitsky  cells-Located  in  central,  proximal  airways-Slow  growing,  can  metastasize  widely,  rarely  cause  carcinoid  syndrome•  Adenoid  cystic  carcinoma  (cylindromas)-Locally  aggressive,  metastasis  involve  lung-Slow  growing,  amenable  to  resection•  Mucoepidermoid  cancer  -Rare  tumors;  mucus  secreting  cells  and  squamous  cells  present-Less  aggressive•  Mucous  gland  adenoma:  Truly  benign