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==Microscopic==
==Microscopic==
Features:
Features:<ref name=pmid25002356>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Rao | first1 = N. | title = Adenosquamous carcinoma. | journal = Semin Diagn Pathol | volume = 31 | issue = 4 | pages = 271-7 | month = Jul | year = 2014 | doi = 10.1053/j.semdp.2014.06.004 | PMID = 25002356 }}</ref><ref name=pmid26068980>{{cite journal |authors=Vassella E, Langsch S, Dettmer MS, Schlup C, Neuenschwander M, Frattini M, Gugger M, Schäfer SC |title=Molecular profiling of lung adenosquamous carcinoma: hybrid or genuine type? |journal=Oncotarget |volume=6 |issue=27 |pages=23905–16 |date=September 2015 |pmid=26068980 |pmc=4695160 |doi=10.18632/oncotarget.4163 |url=}}</ref>
#Adenocarcinoma component.
#Adenocarcinoma component (>=10% of tumour ‡).
#Squamous cell carcinoma component.
#Squamous cell carcinoma component (>=10% of tumour ‡).
 
Note:
*‡ Criteria used by individual pathologists may vary and/or may not be uniformly applied.<ref name=pmid25002356>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Rao | first1 = N. | title = Adenosquamous carcinoma. | journal = Semin Diagn Pathol | volume = 31 | issue = 4 | pages = 271-7 | month = Jul | year = 2014 | doi = 10.1053/j.semdp.2014.06.004 | PMID = 25002356 }}</ref>


DDx:
DDx:
*[[Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung]].
*[[Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung]].
*[[Adenocarcinoma of the lung]].
*[[Adenocarcinoma of the lung]].
*Metastatic [[adenosquamous carcinoma]] - requires history.


===Images===
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Note:
Note:
*Cases should not be signed as ''adenosquamous carcinoma'' on biopsy, due to the percentage requirements of the diagnosis.
*Cases should not be signed as ''adenosquamous carcinoma'' on biopsy, due to the percentage requirements (>=10% for both components) - see ''microscopic'' section.


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