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Lung Papillary Adenoma
Definition 1
A benign lung neoplasm characterized by the presence of a fibrovascular stroma lined by cuboidal to columnar cells. Patients are usually asymptomatic and it is incidentally discovered as a pulmonary nodule during chest X-ray examination. Surgical excision is curative. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
A benign neoplasia of the lung, arising from bronchial epithelium. (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
Definition 3
Cancer that forms in tissues of the bronchi (large air passages in the lungs including those that lead to the lungs from the windpipe). (NCI Dictionary)
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