Difference between revisions of "Non-small cell lung carcinoma"

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'''Non-small cell [[lung]] carcinoma''', abbreviated '''NSCLC''', is a malignant epithelial neoplasm of the lung that is ''not'' [[small cell carcinoma of the lung]].   
'''Non-small cell lung carcinoma''', abbreviated '''NSCLC''', is a [[carcinoma|malignant epithelial neoplasm]] of the [[lung]] that is ''not'' [[small cell carcinoma of the lung]].   


It is umbrella term that includes [[squamous cell carcinoma of lung]], [[adenocarcinoma of the lung]] and [[adenosquamous carcinoma of the lung]].<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Song | first1 = Z. | last2 = Lin | first2 = B. | last3 = Shao | first3 = L. | last4 = Zhang | first4 = Y. | title = Therapeutic efficacy of gefitinib and erlotinib in patients with advanced lung adenosquamous carcinoma. | journal = J Chin Med Assoc | volume = 76 | issue = 9 | pages = 481-5 | month = Sep | year = 2013 | doi = 10.1016/j.jcma.2013.05.007 | PMID = 23769878 }}</ref>
It is umbrella term that includes [[squamous cell carcinoma of lung]], [[adenocarcinoma of the lung]] and [[adenosquamous carcinoma of the lung]].<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Song | first1 = Z. | last2 = Lin | first2 = B. | last3 = Shao | first3 = L. | last4 = Zhang | first4 = Y. | title = Therapeutic efficacy of gefitinib and erlotinib in patients with advanced lung adenosquamous carcinoma. | journal = J Chin Med Assoc | volume = 76 | issue = 9 | pages = 481-5 | month = Sep | year = 2013 | doi = 10.1016/j.jcma.2013.05.007 | PMID = 23769878 }}</ref>
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It is also known as '''large cell carcinoma'''; however, usage of ''large cell carcinoma'' is discouraged in the context of lung biopsies and [[pulmonary cytopathology|lung cytopathology]] specimens.<ref name=pmid22970842>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Travis | first1 = WD. | last2 = Brambilla | first2 = E. | last3 = Noguchi | first3 = M. | last4 = Nicholson | first4 = AG. | last5 = Geisinger | first5 = K. | last6 = Yatabe | first6 = Y. | last7 = Ishikawa | first7 = Y. | last8 = Wistuba | first8 = I. | last9 = Flieder | first9 = DB. | title = Diagnosis of lung cancer in small biopsies and cytology: implications of the 2011 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer/American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society classification. | journal = Arch Pathol Lab Med | volume = 137 | issue = 5 | pages = 668-84 | month = May | year = 2013 | doi = 10.5858/arpa.2012-0263-RA | PMID = 22970842 }}</ref>  
It is also known as '''large cell carcinoma'''; however, usage of ''large cell carcinoma'' is discouraged in the context of lung biopsies and [[pulmonary cytopathology|lung cytopathology]] specimens.<ref name=pmid22970842>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Travis | first1 = WD. | last2 = Brambilla | first2 = E. | last3 = Noguchi | first3 = M. | last4 = Nicholson | first4 = AG. | last5 = Geisinger | first5 = K. | last6 = Yatabe | first6 = Y. | last7 = Ishikawa | first7 = Y. | last8 = Wistuba | first8 = I. | last9 = Flieder | first9 = DB. | title = Diagnosis of lung cancer in small biopsies and cytology: implications of the 2011 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer/American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society classification. | journal = Arch Pathol Lab Med | volume = 137 | issue = 5 | pages = 668-84 | month = May | year = 2013 | doi = 10.5858/arpa.2012-0263-RA | PMID = 22970842 }}</ref>  


In the clinical context, it is usually 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'' and ''poorly differentiated lung carcinoma'' redirect to this article.
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