Ciliated muconodular papillary tumors (CMPTs) are rare, peripheral pulmonary lesions that have garnered increasing attention due to their unique histological and molecular characteristics. Typically ...

Primary cilia (red) on the surface of cells. Defects in these antenna-like structures can cause a variety of diseases, called ciliopathies, which affect 1 in 2,000 people worldwide. Some might say it ...

Some see a finger. Others, a worm. Scientists often call it an antenna. This tiny structure, sticking out from the surface of most human cells, is known as the primary cilium. Though nearly every cell ...

Luminal cells perform key functions in the airways, with secretory cells producing protective substances, or ciliated cells that help move inhaled particles. "There is a natural balance between the ...