Abstract
Spontaneous bronchiolar/alveolar adenoma is usually seen as a solitary spherical gray to white smooth nodule on the pleural or cut surface of the lung. Usually the lesion is 1–5 mm in diameter, sharply demarcated from the surrounding lung parenchyma, and often elevated slightly above the pleural surface.
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Boorman, G.A. (1985). Bronchiolar/Alveolar Adenoma, Lung, Rat. In: Jones, T.C., Mohr, U., Hunt, R.D. (eds) Respiratory System. Monographs on Pathology of Laboratory Animals. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-96846-4_15
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