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What are the different classifications of lung cancer?

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Lung cancer is initially classified histologically as being either small cell lung cancer (SCLC) or non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) due to the different features, management and prognosis see in the two groups.

  • SCLC accounts for around 15% of cases and generally carries a worse prognosis.
  • NSCLC can be broken down into (percentages refer to total lung cancer cases, not just NSCLC)
    • adenocarcinoma: c. 30%
      • alveolar cell carcinoma: not related to smoking, ++sputum
    • large cell: c. 10%
    • squamous: c. 35%
    • bronchial adenoma: mostly carcinoid
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What is small cell lung cancer?

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Small cell lung cancer (SCLC), previously referred to as oat cell carcinoma, is a malignant epithelial tumour arising from cells lining the lower respiratory tract.

It is an aggressive malignancy - 2/3 of pts have distant metastases at presentation.

Primarily develops in adult smokers

Histology:

  • tumour cells are small
  • densely packed
  • with scant cytoplasm
  • finely granular nuclear chromatin
  • absence of nucleoli
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What is the aetiology of small cell lung cancer?

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What are the risk factors for small cell lung cancer?

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Summarise the epidemiology of small cell lung cancer

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What are the presenting symptoms of small cell lung cancer?

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What are the signs of small cell lung cancer O/E?

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What are the primary investigations for ?small cell lung cancer?

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What are some secondary investigations for ?small cell lung cancer?

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What is squamous cell carcinoma?

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What is the aetiology of squamous cell carcinoma?

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What are the risk factors for squamous cell carcinoma?

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Summarise the epidemiology of small cell lung cancer

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What are the presenting symptoms of small cell lung cancer?

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What are the signs of squamous cell carcinoma O/E?

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What are the primary investigations for ?squamous cell carcinoma?

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What are some secondary investigations for ?squamous cell carcinoma?

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What is large cell carcinoma?

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What is the aetiology of large cell carcinoma?

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What are the risk factors for large cell carcinoma?

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Summarise the epidemiology of large cell carcinoma

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What are the presenting symptoms of small cell lung cancer?

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What are the signs of large cell carcinoma O/E?

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What are the primary investigations for ?large cell carcinoma?

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What are some secondary investigations for ?large cell carcinoma?
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What is adenosquamous carcinoma?
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What is the aetiology of adenosquamous carcinoma?
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What are the risk factors for adenosquamous carcinoma?
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Summarise the epidemiology of adenosquamous carcinoma
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What are the presenting symptoms of adenosquamous carcinoma?
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What are the signs of adenosquamous carcinoma? O/E?
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What are the primary investigations for ?adenosquamous carcinoma?
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What are some secondary investigations for ?adenosquamous carcinoma?
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What is small cell lung cancer?
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What is the aetiology of small cell lung cancer?
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What are the risk factors for small cell lung cancer?
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Summarise the epidemiology of small cell lung cancer
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What are the presenting symptoms of small cell lung cancer?
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What are the signs of small cell lung cancer O/E?
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What are the primary investigations for ?small cell lung cancer?
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What are some secondary investigations for ?small cell lung cancer?
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What is bronchial adenoma?
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What is the aetiology of bronchial adenoma?
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What are the risk factors for bronchial adenoma?
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Summarise the epidemiology of bronchial adenoma
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What are the presenting symptoms of bronchial adenoma?
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What are the signs of bronchial adenoma O/E?
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What are the primary investigations for ?bronchial adenoma?
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What are some secondary investigations for ?bronchial adenoma?

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