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*Adenocarcinoma is the most common (primary lung cancer).<ref>{{cite journal |author=Lutschg JH |title=Lung cancer |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=360 |issue=1 |pages=87-8; author reply 88 |year=2009 |month=January |pmid=19118313 |doi=10.1056/NEJMc082208 |url=}}</ref> | *Adenocarcinoma is the most common (primary lung cancer).<ref>{{cite journal |author=Lutschg JH |title=Lung cancer |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=360 |issue=1 |pages=87-8; author reply 88 |year=2009 |month=January |pmid=19118313 |doi=10.1056/NEJMc082208 |url=}}</ref> | ||
*Adenocarcinoma is the non-smoker tumour - SCLC and squamous are more strongly associated with [[smoking]]. | *Adenocarcinoma is the non-smoker tumour - SCLC and squamous are more strongly associated with [[smoking]]. | ||
Children: | |||
*Most common lung tumour in children: metastasis (~85%). | |||
**Most common primary tumour in children: [[lung carcinoid]] (~50%). | |||
===Distribution=== | ===Distribution=== | ||