Do you know anybody who got cured from bronchial alveolar carcinoma?
Bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma is a well-differentiated adenocarcinoma which starts as a peripheral solitary nodule and gradually spreads via the bronchi to give rise to a disseminated, diffusely infiltrative tumor. Radical cure by resection was possible only with solitary nodules, but not with multinodular or infiltrative tumors. Prognosis was worse if lymph nodes were involved but not if there was intrapulmonary lymphatic invasion without spread to lymph nodes. Large solitary nodules shortened survival, especially if the radiographic diameter was greater than 5 cm. Patients with positive cytology had shorter life expectancy if the tumor had already spread to the bronchi. (PubMed) Bronchoalveolar carcinoma is a distinct subtype of adenocarcinoma with the classic manifestation as an interstitial lung disease on a CXR. Bronchoalveolar carcinoma arises from type II pneumocytes and grows along alveolar septa. This subtype may manifest as a solitary peripheral nodule, multifocal disease, or
