Difference between revisions of "Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung"

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 *[[Non-small cell lung carcinoma]] - diagnosis should be avoided if possible.
 *[[Small cell carcinoma of the lung]] - for ''basaloid squamous cell carcinoma''.
+===Grading===
+There is no consensus on how grading of lung SCC should be done; however, a three tiered system is suggested in the CAP protocol,<ref>URL: [http://www.cap.org/ShowProperty?nodePath=/UCMCon/Contribution%20Folders/WebContent/pdf/cp-lung-16protocol-3400.pdf http://www.cap.org/ShowProperty?nodePath=/UCMCon/Contribution%20Folders/WebContent/pdf/cp-lung-16protocol-3400.pdf]. Version: 3.4.0.0. Accessed on: 23 March 2016.</ref> and some older data suggestive it can be predictive.<ref name=pmid7092385>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Chung | first1 = CK. | last2 = Zaino | first2 = R. | last3 = Stryker | first3 = JA. | last4 = O'Neill | first4 = M. | last5 = DeMuth | first5 = WE. | title = Carcinoma of the lung: evaluation of histological grade and factors influencing prognosis. | journal = Ann Thorac Surg | volume = 33 | issue = 6 | pages = 599-604 | month = Jun | year = 1982 | doi =  | PMID = 7092385 }}</ref>
+*Grade 1 (well differentiated) -  extensive keratinization.
+*Grade 2 (moderately differentiated) - some keratinization.
+*Grade 3 (poorly differentiated) - no/little keratinization.
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