Miliary Adenocarcinoma of the Lung with Lepidic Pattern: A Morphological Conundrum. Infiltrating bilateral pulmonary miliary adenocarcinoma with predominantly lepidic pattern.

نویسندگان

  • Gayathri P Amonkar
  • Heena M Desai
چکیده

Miliary multi-focal bilateral pulmonary adenocarcinoma with lepidic predominant pattern is an unusual morphological presentation and is seen in females who are non-smokers. This gross morphology can be confused with infectious diseases, like tuberculosis, histoplasmosis or with pulmonary metastasis.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Indian journal of chest diseases & allied sciences

دوره 58 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2016