Adenoma of the bronchus

Bronchial Adenoma

“…In the present series 40 bronchial adenomas were identified in a 12-year period during which 3,000 bronchial carcinomas were seen, an incidence of bronchial adenoma of 1.3 %. Naclerio and Langer (1948) found that bronchial adenomas accounted for 8 % of all tumours of the lower respiratory tract. Souders and Kingsley (1948) reduced this incidence to 6.9%, Willis (1953) to 5%, and Price Thomas (1954) to 2%.…”

“…The endoscopically visible tumour is sometimes pedunculated with a recognizable stalk, but more frequently only part of the tumour projects into the bronchus and the part within the lung is usually considerably larger than that visible in the bronchus. The cylindromatous variety of tumour is said to have a smoother surface and a paler colour and to bleed less easily than the carcinoid tumour (Overholt, Bougas, and Morse, 1957).…”

Bronchial Adenoma: A Review of 26 Cases

“…In other recorded series the surgical incidence varies between 4% and 10% (Engelbreth-Holm, 1944 ;Naclerio andTaiger, 1948: Smetana et alii, 1952) and between 1% and 2 % (Zellos, 1962: Donahue r f alii. 1968 : Gihbon and Nealon, 1969) of primary pulmonary neoplasms.…”