Other Lung Neoplasms Flashcards
~ UNDIFFERENTIATED malignant epithelial tumor
~ NO evidence of squamous, glandular, or neuroendocrine differentiation
~ Cells: LARGE nuclei, PROMINENT nucleoli, MODERATE amount of cytoplasm
LARGE CELL CA
~ CENTRAL OR PERIPHERAL location
~ Gross: FINGER-LIKE or spherical masses projecting into bronchial lumen (covered by intact mucosa)
~ COLLAR-BUTTON LESION: Penetration of tumor into the peribronchial tissue
~ Histology: Organoid, trabecular, palisading, ribbon, rosette-like arrangements of cells separated by delicate fibrovascular stroma
~ Clinical presentation: Bronchial obstruction and CARCINOID syndrome
BRONCHIAL CARCINOID tumor
***CB-BC
COLLAR-BUTTON lesion — BRONCHIAL CARCINOID tumor
MOST COMMON SITE of METASTATIC Neoplasms
LUNG metastasis
Most common pattern in Lung metastasis
MULTIPLE DISCRETE lesions (CANNON-BALL lesions)