Pathology of lung cancer Flashcards
What are some other risk factors other than smoking that can cause lung cancer?
Asbestos Nickel Chromates Radiation Pollution (genetics)
What are the main 4 different types of lung cancer?
Adenocarcinoma
Squamous cell carcinoma
Small cell carcinoma
Large cell carcinoma
Whats the worst type of lung cancer prognosis wise?
Small cell carcinoma - almost all dead within a year
What are 2 other lung neoplasms?
Carcinoid
Bronchial gland neoplasms (often in salivary glands)
What hormone secretion would you see in small cell carcinoma?
ACTH
What hormone secretion would you see in squamous cell carcinoma?
PTH
What cancer could be classed as keratinising?
Squamous
Why cancer could be classed as gland forming?
Adenocarcinoma
What might adenocarcinoma express?
TTF-1
Mutation in the EGFR gene
What else might small cell carcinoma express?
Nuclear antigen p63