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Weerakkody Y, Bell D, Al Kabbani A, Well differentiated fetal adenocarcinoma of lung. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 31 Mar 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-69234
A well-differentiated fetal adenocarcinoma (WDFA) of lung is a rare low grade lung tumor. Some consider this as a variant of adenocarcinoma with others considering this under the group of pulmonary blastomas 5.
According to classification by the World Health Organization in 1999, it was removed from the pulmonary blastoma category and classified as a variant of adenocarcinoma 7.
It tends to present in younger patients (often young adults 3,4).
Pathology
Microscopically composed of neoplastic glands and tubules that resemble fetal lung.
See also
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- 5. Sato S, Koike T, Yamato Y, Yoshiya K, Honma K, Tsukada H. Resected well-differentiated fetal pulmonary adenocarcinoma and summary of 25 cases reported in Japan. (2006) The Japanese journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official publication of the Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery = Nihon Kyobu Geka Gakkai zasshi. 54 (12): 539-42. doi:10.1007/s11748-006-0048-8 - Pubmed
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