Abstract
Alveolar adenoma, a rare benign pulmonary neoplasm, usually presents as asymptomatic. Since first described in 1986, no more than 35 cases have been reported in the English medical literature. Here we report a case of 48-year-old woman who suffered from this tumor, the patient is doing well 4 years after thoracoscopic lobectomy.
MeSH terms
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Adenoma / diagnostic imaging
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Adenoma / pathology
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Adenoma / surgery*
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Female
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Humans
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Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
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Lung Neoplasms / pathology
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Lung Neoplasms / surgery*
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Middle Aged
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Pneumonectomy / methods*
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Pulmonary Alveoli / diagnostic imaging
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Pulmonary Alveoli / pathology
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Pulmonary Alveoli / surgery*
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Radiography
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Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / surgery*
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Thoracoscopy / methods*
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Treatment Outcome