Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung
| Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung | |
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| Diagnosis in short | |
 Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung. Pap stain. | |
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| Synonyms | squamous carcinoma of the lung |
| LM DDx | lung adenocarcinoma, non-small cell lung carcinoma, metastatic squamous cell carcinoma, others |
| IHC | p40 +ve, p63 +ve, TTF-1 -ve, CK7 -ve |
| Site | lung - see lung tumours |
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| Clinical history | smoking |
| Symptoms | +/-hemoptysis |
| Prevalence | common |
| Blood work | serum calcium elevated |
| Radiology | typically a large airway mass, +/-spiculated, +/-cavitation |
| Prognosis | usually poor |
| Clin. DDx | other lung tumours - esp. small cell carcinoma of the lung |
| Treatment | surgical resection if possible |
Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung, also lung squamous cell carcinoma, is a common malignant lung tumour that is associated with smoking.
General
- Strong association with smoking.
- May be treated with surgery.
Clinical:
- May be associated with elevated serum calcium.[1]
- +/-Hemoptysis.
Gross
- Usually centrally located, i.e. large airways.
Image
Squamous carcinoma of the lung. (WC)
Microscopic
Features:
- Central nucleus.
- Dense appearing cytoplasm, usu. eosinophilic.
- +/-Small nucleolus.
DDx:
- Metastatic squamous cell carcinoma.
- Adenocarcinoma of the lung.
- Non-small cell lung carcinoma - diagnosis should be avoided if possible.
IHC
- p40 +ve.[2]
- p63 +ve -- less specific.
- TTF-1 -ve.
- Positive in adenocarcinoma.
- Calponin -ve.
- CK5/6 +ve.
See also
References
- ↑ Campbell, JH.; Ralston, S.; Boyle, IT.; Banham, SW. (May 1991). "Symptomatic hypercalcaemia in lung cancer.". Respir Med 85 (3): 223-7. PMID 1831917.
- ↑ Bishop, JA.; Teruya-Feldstein, J.; Westra, WH.; Pelosi, G.; Travis, WD.; Rekhtman, N. (Mar 2012). "p40 (ΔNp63) is superior to p63 for the diagnosis of pulmonary squamous cell carcinoma.". Mod Pathol 25 (3): 405-15. doi:10.1038/modpathol.2011.173. PMID 22056955.