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Mucous gland adenomas are rare benign neoplasms believed to arise from minor salivary-type glands of the bronchi. They are usually solitary and their diagnosis is seldom made pre-operatively. Endoscopically, they appear as pink to white sessile polypoid structures with smooth glistening surfaces. Little is known about their radiographic appearance but on CT they have been described as well-demarcated intraluminal masses abutting into the bronchus or presenting with an air-meniscus sign. Others may appear as coin lesions. Grossly the lesions are well circumscribed and, as noted earlier, polypoid in appearance.
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Irwin, R.S., Cagle, P.T., Allen, T.C., Fraire, A.E. (2010). Mucous Gland Adenoma. In: Fraire, A., et al. Atlas of Neoplastic Pulmonary Disease. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-89839-1_6
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