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Mucous Gland Adenoma, Lung

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Adenomatous polyp; Bronchial adenoma of mucous glands; Bronchial cystadenoma; Mucous cell adenoma; Polyadenoma

Definition

This lesion is a benign, exophytic, endobronchial tumor arising from the tracheobronchial seromucous glands. Mucous gland adenoma comprises mucous cysts and glands and papillae lined by a variety of cell types including oncocytes, clear cells, columnar cells of various sizes, and mucinous goblet cells (Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6).

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Mucous gland adenoma showing exophytic epithelial tumor. Tumor elements also present superficial to the bronchial cartilage

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References and Further Reading

  • Dacic, S., Gilbert, S., Ocak, I., et al. (2013). Salivary gland neoplasms of the lung. In P. S. Hasleton & D. B. Flieder (Eds.), Spencer’s pathology of the lung. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University press.

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  • England, D. M., & Hochholzer, L. (1995). Truly benign “bronchial adenoma”. Report of 10 cases of mucous gland adenoma with immunohistochemical and ultrastructural findings. The American Journal of Surgical Pathology, 19, 887–899.

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  • Travis, W. D., Brambilla, E., Burke, A. P., Marx, A., & Nicholson, A. N. (Eds.). (2015). WHO classification of tumours of the lung, pleura, thymus and heart. Geneva: WHO press.

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  1. Department of Pathology, Aberdeen University Medical School, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Foresterhill, AB25 2ZD, Aberdeen, UK

    Keith M. Kerr

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  1. Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA

    Philip T. Cagle

  2. Department of Pathology, Aberdeen University Medical School, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, UK

    Keith M. Kerr

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Kerr, K.M. (2018). Mucous Gland Adenoma, Lung. In: Cagle, P.T., Kerr, K.M. (eds) Pulmonary Pathology. Encyclopedia of Pathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69263-0_4303

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