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Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma is a histologically distinct form of pulmonary adenocarcinoma representing an estimated 2–10 % of all primary lung cancers. Its varied appearances include focal masses, nodular patterns, and pneumonic and diffuse forms so that bronchioloalveolar carcinoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of solitary or multiple pulmonary nodules and acute or chronic alveolar diseases. In this article we describe the different radiographic manifestations of bronchioloalveolar carcinoma with particular emphasis on CT findings and those signs that may help in identifying the lesion as bronchioloalveolar carcinoma.
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Received 15 September 1997; Revision received 17 November 1997; Accepted 17 November 1997
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Bonomo, L., Storto, M., Ciccotosto, C. et al. Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma of the lung. Eur Radiol 8, 996–1001 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003300050504
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