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Clinical Features of Bronchioloalveolar Carcinoma With New Histologic and Staging Definitions
New Staging System for Bronchioloalveolar Carcinoma
JO Ebbert, L Chhatwani, MC Aubry, J Wampfler, S Stoddard, F Zhang, G Qiao, M de Andrade, P Yang
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2010 Aug 1
J Thorac Oncol
Clinical Features of Bronchioloalveolar Carcinoma With New Histologic and Staging Definitions
J Thorac Oncol. 2010 Aug 1;5(8):1213-1220, JO Ebbert, L Chhatwani, MC Aubry, J Wampfler, S Stoddard, F Zhang, G Qiao, M de Andrade, P Yang
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Introduction: To assess clinical features of bronchioloalveolar carcinoma (BAC) based on the 1999 World Health Organization Classification (“pure BAC”), compare patients with pure BAC with patients previously diagnosed as BAC not meeting the 1999 definition, and compare survival changes of pure BAC based on the old and new (2009) staging systems. Methods: A pulmonary pathologist reviewed each BAC tumor diagnosed between January 1, 1997, and December 31, 2007, identifying cases meeting the new criteria....
