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{{ Infobox diagnosis | |||
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| Image = Squamous carcinoma lung cytology.gif | |||
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| Caption = Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung. [[Pap stain]]. | |||
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| LMDDx = [[lung adenocarcinoma]], [[large cell lung carcinoma]], metastatic [[squamous cell carcinoma]] | |||
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| IHC = p40 +ve, p63 +ve, TTF-1 -ve, CK7 -ve | |||
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| Gross = | |||
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| Site = [[lung]] - see [[lung tumours]] | |||
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| Syndromes = | |||
| Clinicalhx = [[smoking]] | |||
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| Symptoms = | |||
| Prevalence = common | |||
| Bloodwork = serum calcium elevated | |||
| Rads = large airway mass, +/-spiculated, +/-cavitation | |||
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| Other = | |||
| ClinDDx = other [[lung tumours]] - esp. [[small cell carcinoma of the lung]] | |||
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'''Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung''', also '''lung squamous cell carcinoma''', is a common [[cancer|malignant]] [[lung tumour]] that is associated with [[smoking]]. | '''Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung''', also '''lung squamous cell carcinoma''', is a common [[cancer|malignant]] [[lung tumour]] that is associated with [[smoking]]. | ||
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*Strong association with [[smoking]]. | *Strong association with [[smoking]]. | ||
*May be treated with surgery. | *May be treated with surgery. | ||
Clinical: | |||
*May be associated with elevated serum calcium.<ref name=pmid1831917>{{Cite journal | last1 = Campbell | first1 = JH. | last2 = Ralston | first2 = S. | last3 = Boyle | first3 = IT. | last4 = Banham | first4 = SW. | title = Symptomatic hypercalcaemia in lung cancer. | journal = Respir Med | volume = 85 | issue = 3 | pages = 223-7 | month = May | year = 1991 | doi = | PMID = 1831917 }}</ref> | |||
==Gross== | ==Gross== | ||