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In the clinical context, it is often referred to as '''non-small cell lung cancer'''; this ignores the fact that not all non-small cell lung cancer fits into the [[carcinoma]] category.
In the clinical context, it is often referred to as '''non-small cell lung cancer'''; this ignores the fact that not all non-small cell lung cancer fits into the [[carcinoma]] category.


''Poorly differentiated carcinoma of the lung'' and ''poorly differentiated lung carcinoma'' redirect to this article.
''Poorly differentiated carcinoma of the lung'', ''non-small cell carcinoma'' and ''poorly differentiated lung carcinoma'' redirect to this article.


==General==
==General==
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| Non-small cell carcinoma, favour adenocarcinoma
| Non-small cell carcinoma, favour adenocarcinoma
| TTF-1 or napsin +ve
| [[TTF-1]] or napsin +ve
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| Non-small cell carcinoma, favour squamous cell carcinoma
| Non-small cell carcinoma, favour squamous cell carcinoma
| p40 or p63 +ve
| [[p40]] or [[p63]] +ve
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| Non-small cell carcinoma-not otherwise specified
| Non-small cell carcinoma-not otherwise specified