Adenocarcinoma usually develops on the outer boundaries of the lungs and is more commonly found in women than in men.
Review Date:
9/4/2008
Reviewed By:
Sean O. Stitham, MD, private practice in Internal Medicine, Seattle, Washington; and James R. Mason, MD, Oncologist, Director, Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program and Stem Cell Processing Lab, Scripps Clinic, Torrey Pines, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.