Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung classification
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maria Fernanda Villarreal, M.D. [2]
Overview
Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung may be classified according to the WHO histological classification system into 4 main types: papillary, clear cell, small cell, and basaloid.
Classification
- There are 4 main types of squamous cell carcinoma of the lung:[1]
- Papillary
- Clear cell
- Small cell
- Basaloid
- The table below summarizes the WHO histological classification system for squamous cell carcinoma of the lung.[2][3]
WHO histological classification system Adapted from WHO/IARC (2006) [4] |
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Squamous cell carcinoma |
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References
- ↑ Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment –for health professionals. National Cancer Institute – Physician Data Query PDQ. http://www.cancer.gov/types/lung/hp/non-small-cell-lung-treatment-pdq#link/_361_toc Accessed on February 3, 2016.
- ↑ Travis, William (2004). Pathology and genetics of tumours of the lung, pleura, thymus, and heart. Lyon: IARC Press. ISBN 9283224183.
- ↑ Raz DJ, He B, Rosell R, Jablons DM (2006). "Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma: a review". Clin Lung Cancer. 7 (5): 313–22. doi:10.3816/CLC.2006.n.012. PMID 16640802.
- ↑ Tumors of the Lung. IARC/WHO https://www.iarc.fr/en/publications/pdfs-online/pat-gen/bb10/bb10-chap1.pdf Accessed on February 22, 2016