Adenocarcinoma (lung)

• Facts:
  MC lung cancer , least association with smoking
  
  Peripheral location (along with large cell and bronchoalveolar carcinoma)
  
  MC type of adenocarcinoma is bronchoalveolar, which is related to pulmonary scarring/fibrosis, and metastasis to adrenal, bones, CNS
• Diagnosis:
  Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) positive
• See Also:
  Lung cancer
• Associated With:
  Paraneoplastic syndromes
  
  1) Thrombophlebitis
  2) Nonbacterial verrucous endocarditis
  3) Hypercoagulability