NCIt synonyms : Papillary Adenoma of Type II Pneumocytes; Bronchial Adenoma; Adenoma of the Bronchus; Adenoma of Bronchus; Type II Pneumocyte Adenoma; Peripheral Papillary Tumor of Type II Pneumocytes;
NCIt related terms : ADENOMA, BRONCHIAL, BENIGN;
NCIt 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.;
Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: Cancer that forms in tissues of the bronchi (large air passages in the
lungs including those that lead to the lungs from the windpipe).; CDISC: A benign neoplasia of the lung, arising from bronchial epithelium.;