Difference between revisions of "Adenosquamous carcinoma of the lung"

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#Adenocarcinoma component.
#Adenocarcinoma component.
#Squamous cell carcinoma component.
#Squamous cell carcinoma component.
===Images===
www:
*[http://www.webpathology.com/image.asp?case=415&n=21 Lung adenosquamous carcinoma (webpathology.com)].


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 01:50, 9 April 2014

Adenosquamous carcinoma of the lung, also lung adenosquamous carcinoma, is a rare epithelial derived malignancy of the lung with features of both adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma.

It is grouped with the non-small cell lung cancers.

General

Microscopic

Features:

  1. Adenocarcinoma component.
  2. Squamous cell carcinoma component.

Images

www:

See also

References

  1. Song, Z.; Lin, B.; Shao, L.; Zhang, Y. (Sep 2013). "Therapeutic efficacy of gefitinib and erlotinib in patients with advanced lung adenosquamous carcinoma.". J Chin Med Assoc 76 (9): 481-5. doi:10.1016/j.jcma.2013.05.007. PMID 23769878.
  2. Iwanaga, K.; Sueoka-Aragane, N.; Nakamura, T.; Mori, D.; Kimura, S. (2012). "The long-term survival of a patient with adenosquamous lung carcinoma harboring EGFR-activating mutations who was treated with gefitinib.". Intern Med 51 (19): 2771-4. PMID 23037472.