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Pathology Recommendations 2/3<br />

• Small (≤3 cm) solitary<br />

adenocarc<strong>in</strong>omas with pure lepidic<br />

growth termed adenocarc<strong>in</strong>oma <strong>in</strong> situ.<br />

• Small (≤3 cm) solitary<br />

adenocarc<strong>in</strong>omas with predom<strong>in</strong>ant<br />

lepidic growth and foci of <strong>in</strong>vasion<br />

measur<strong>in</strong>g ≤ 0.5 cm termed m<strong>in</strong>imally<br />

<strong>in</strong>vasive adenocarc<strong>in</strong>oma.<br />

Lepidic Growth<br />

• Ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>s alveolar architecture<br />

– No destruction or effacement<br />

• No central or broad scar<br />

• Often has thickened alveolar septa<br />

• Cuboidal epithelium<br />

• Little to no stratification or tuft<strong>in</strong>g<br />

• No papillary structures<br />

5/28/2011<br />

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