Tag Mark R. Wick

Pathology

Benign and borderline tumors of the lungs and pleura

Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death in the United States, with 236,000 new cases estimated annually and 130,180 estimated deaths (about 350 deaths per day). Benign and borderline malignant tumors of the lung are far outnumbered by…

Practical Pulmonary Pathology
September 18, 2023

Pathology

Lung anatomy

Development and gross anatomy Airway development During early embryogenesis (at approximately day 21 after fertilization), the lungs begin as a groove in the ventral floor of the foregut ( Fig. 1.1 ). This foregut depression becomes a diverticulum of endoderm,…

Practical Pulmonary Pathology
September 18, 2023