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Adenoma bronquial

Definición:

Es un tumor glandular en la tráquea o en los grandes bronquios (las grandes vías respiratorias del pulmón) que generalmente provoca su obstrucción. Aunque el término adenoma bronquial se refiere clásicamente a un tumor benigno de la vía aérea, conocido también como adenoma de glándula mucosa, con frecuencia es mal aplicado a tumores malignos como carcinomas y carcinoides de las vías respiratorias.

Nombres alternativos:

Tumores de las glándulas bronquiales; Adenoma de la glándula mucosa; Adenocarcinoma de los bronquios; Adenoma bronquial canceroso; Tumores carcinoides bronquiales

Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:

Estos tumores crecen lentamente, rara vez hacen metástasis (diseminación) y su origen se desconoce. Este tipo de tumor presenta una tendencia a producir sangrado u obstrucción de un pulmón o un lóbulo pulmonar.

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