pathology of lung cancer Flashcards
ectopic hormone production in lung cancer?
small cell lung cancer produce ACTH
squamous cell - PTH (pith)
4 types of lung cancer
ASSL adeno squamous small cell large cell
most common type of lung cancer?
adenocarcinoma
most to least common?
ASSL adeno squamous small cell large cell
which one is glAnD forming?
adeno
which one is keratinising?
squamous (strap)
/which one would produce mucin
adenocarcinoma
which lung cancer has the worst prognosis?
SMALL CELL, small survival (almost all dead within a year)
whats the second worse to get
large cell
the most simple classification of lung cancers?
small cell and non small cell
which is chemosensitive?
small cell
what can help differentiate sub types of tumours in NSCLC?
immunohistochemistry
what does adenocarcinoma express?
express TTF1
SCC expresses?
nuclear antigen p63
where do you get adenocarcinoma
peripheries
