More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Alveolar cell carcinoma. A carcinoma, thought to be derived from epithelium of terminal bronchioles, in which the neoplastic tissue extends along the alveolar walls and grows in small masses within the alveoli may be diffuse, nodular, or lobular the neoplastic cells are cuboidal or columnar and form papillary structures metastases are infrequent. Overview of Bronchioloalveolar Carcinoma Lung Cancer Bronchoalveolar cell carcinoma is the most histologically distinct type of adenocarcinoma, and its unique radiographic characteristics relate to its growth pattern.
A unifocal point of origin within the alveolus or respiratory bronchiole is shown (a, upper left). American Cancer Society Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma (ARMS ) ARMS typically affects all age groups equally. PubMed Central (PMC) ROELSEN E, LUND T, SONDERGAARD T, MOLLER B, MYSCHETZKY A. Alveolar cell carcinoma: It is a malignant cancer arising from the alveolar walls.
It uses the interior alveolar air spaces as a stroma upon which to grow. ARMS most often occurs in large muscles of the trunk, arms, and legs.