Airway Diseases
(1) Institute of Pathology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria 6.1 Tracheitis and Bronchitis Tracheitis and bronchitis are one of the most common diseases in all ages. Acute tracheobronchitis is…
Diseases of the Pleura
(1) Institute of Pathology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria 21.1 Hemorrhage Hematothorax in most cases is caused by an injury such as street accidents. Either one side or both…
Metastasis
(1) Institute of Pathology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria Lung carcinomas are frequently metastasizing to other organs. Metastasis is the most common cause of death in lung cancer patients….
Vascular Lung Diseases
(1) Institute of Pathology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria Here we will discuss infarct and thromboembolic disease, vasculitis, vascular malformations, and pulmonary hypertension. Vascular tumors have already been discussed….
Pneumoconiosis and Environmentally Induced Lung Diseases
(1) Institute of Pathology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria 13.1 Introduction Pneumoconiosis is characterized by an inhalation of foreign nonliving material in the widest sense but is usually restricted…
Metabolic Lung Diseases
(1) Institute of Pathology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria 12.1 Amyloidosis Amyloidosis is a metabolic disease characterized by the deposition of amyloid in lung tissues. Amyloidosis is presently regarded…
Experimental Lung Tumors
(1) Institute of Pathology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria 22.1 History Mice, rats, and hamsters have been used as models for human lung cancer since several decades [1, 2]….
Smoking-Related Lung Diseases
(1) Institute of Pathology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria Under the term of smoking-related diseases, several diseases with quite different morphological features are discussed, but all of them are…
Normal Lung
(1) Institute of Pathology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria In this chapter, we will focus on all aspects of the anatomy and histology of the lung as far as…
Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
(1) Institute of Pathology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria 10.1 Introduction Eosinophilic lung diseases are discussed in a separate chapter, due to the variation of etiologies and similarities of…
