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==Classification==
==Classification==
Sarcomatoid carcinoma of the lung can be classified according to WHO classification into 5 subtypes:<ref name="pmid6978190">{{cite journal |vauthors=Sobin LH |title=The international histological classification of tumours |journal=Bull. World Health Organ. |volume=59 |issue=6 |pages=813–9 |date=1981 |pmid=6978190 |pmc=2396133 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="BrambillaTravis2001" />
Sarcomatoid carcinoma of the lung can be classified according to WHO classification into 5 subtypes:<ref name="pmid6978190">{{cite journal |vauthors=Sobin LH |title=The international histological classification of tumours |journal=Bull. World Health Organ. |volume=59 |issue=6 |pages=813–9 |date=1981 |pmid=6978190 |pmc=2396133 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid11829087">{{cite journal |vauthors=Brambilla E, Travis WD, Colby TV, Corrin B, Shimosato Y |title=The new World Health Organization classification of lung tumours |journal=Eur. Respir. J. |volume=18 |issue=6 |pages=1059–68 |date=December 2001 |pmid=11829087 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
*Pleomorphic carcinoma
*Pleomorphic carcinoma
*Spindle cell carcinoma
*Spindle cell carcinoma
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*Pulmonary blastoma
*Pulmonary blastoma


Sarcomatoid carcinoma of the lung can also be classified according to their location including:<ref name="BrambillaTravis2001" />
Sarcomatoid carcinoma of the lung can also be classified according to their location including:<ref name="pmid11829087">{{cite journal |vauthors=Brambilla E, Travis WD, Colby TV, Corrin B, Shimosato Y |title=The new World Health Organization classification of lung tumours |journal=Eur. Respir. J. |volume=18 |issue=6 |pages=1059–68 |date=December 2001 |pmid=11829087 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
*Central
*Central
*Peripheral
*Peripheral


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 15:59, 31 December 2018

Overview

Classification

Sarcomatoid carcinoma of the lung can be classified according to WHO classification into 5 subtypes:[1][2]

  • Pleomorphic carcinoma
  • Spindle cell carcinoma
  • Giant cell carcinoma
  • Carcinosarcoma
  • Pulmonary blastoma

Sarcomatoid carcinoma of the lung can also be classified according to their location including:[2]

  • Central
  • Peripheral

References

  1. Sobin LH (1981). "The international histological classification of tumours". Bull. World Health Organ. 59 (6): 813–9. PMC 2396133. PMID 6978190.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Brambilla E, Travis WD, Colby TV, Corrin B, Shimosato Y (December 2001). "The new World Health Organization classification of lung tumours". Eur. Respir. J. 18 (6): 1059–68. PMID 11829087.

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