Prognosis and recurrent patterns in bronchioloalveolar carcinoma

YY Liu, YM Chen, MH Huang, RP Perng - Chest, 2000 - Elsevier
Study objective: Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma (BAC) isan uncommon pulmonary neoplasm
with various radiologic and clinicalpresentations. In this article, we analyze the initial
radiologicfindings, TNM stagings, surgical types, and radiologic features of recurrence, and
correlate them with patient survival. Design: A retrospective review of 93 patients who
underwentresection for BAC from February 1989 to May 1999. Patients: There were a total of
153 patients with BACdiagnosed during this period. Among them, 60 patients (39.2%) …