Overview

NCI Definition: A solitary adenocarcinoma arising from the lung measuring 3 cm or less. It is characterized by a predominantly lepidic pattern and 5 mm or less invasion in greatest dimension. It is usually a non-mucinous adenocarcinoma, but rarely may be mucinous. [1]

Significant Genes in Bronchioloalveolar Carcinoma

CD274 +

Disease Details

Synonyms
Bronchiolo-Alveolar Carcinoma of Lung, Bronchiolo-Alveolar Lung Carcinoma, BAC, Bronchioalveolar Adenocarcinoma of Lung, Bronchiolo-Alveolar Carcinoma of the Lung, Bronchioloalveolar Adenocarcinoma of Lung, Bronchioalveolar Lung Carcinoma, CARCINOMA, BRONCHIOLOALVEOLAR, MALIGNANT, Bronchioalveolar Adenocarcinoma of the Lung, Bronchioloalveolar Adenocarcinoma of the Lung, Bronchioloalveolar Lung Adenocarcinoma
Parent(s)
Lung Adenocarcinoma In Situ

References

1. National Cancer Institute. NCI Thesaurus Version 18.11d. https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ [2018-08-28]. [2018-09-21].

2. The AACR Project GENIE Consortium. AACR Project GENIE: powering precision medicine through an international consortium. Cancer Discovery. 2017;7(8):818-831. Dataset Version 8. This dataset does not represent the totality of the genetic landscape; see paper for more information.

3. All assertions and clinical trial landscape data are curated from primary sources. You can read more about the curation process here.