Pathology Images

Type: Micro
Organ System: Lower Respiratory Tract
Description: Acinic Cell Carcinoma of the Lung. The tumor presents as a solid, sharply defined, parenchymal nodule. (Figure 1 from Moran CA, Suster S, Koss MN. Acinic cell carcinoma of the lung (“Fechner Tumor”). A clinicopathologic, immunohistochemical, and ultrastructural study of five cases. Am J Surg Pathol 1992;16: 1039-50)

Type: Micro
Organ System: Lower Respiratory Tract
Description: Acinic Cell Carcinoma of the Lung. Delicate fibrovascular strands separate the tumor into cords and nests. The tumor cells have abundant cytoplasm and a monotonous appearance. (Fig 2b from Moran CA, Suster S, Koss MN. Acinic cell carcinoma of the lung (“Fechner Tumor”). A clinicopathologic, immunohistochemical, and ultrastructural study of five cases. Am J Surg Pathol 1992;16: 1039-50)

Images and descriptions from the AFIP Atlas of Tumor Pathology.