Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung

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Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung
Diagnosis in short

Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung. Pap stain.
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
Clinical history smoking
Symptoms +/-hemoptysis
Prevalence common
Blood work serum calcium elevated
Radiology typically a mass assoc. with a large airway, +/-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.

It is also known as squamous carcinoma of the lung and lung squamous carcinoma.

Squamous cell carcinoma can be abbreviated SCC; however, this can be confusing as small cell carcinoma is sometimes abbreviated as such.

General

  • Strong association with smoking.
  • May be treated with surgery.

Clinical:

  • May be associated with elevated serum calcium.[1]
  • +/-Hemoptysis.

Gross

  • Lung mass - usually centrally located, i.e. associated with a large airway.

Image

  • Squamous carcinoma of the lung. (WC)

Microscopic

Features:

  • Central nucleus.
  • Dense appearing cytoplasm, usu. eosinophilic.
  • +/-Small nucleolus.
  • Intracellular bridges - classic.

DDx:

IHC

  • p40 +ve.[2]
    • p63 +ve -- less specific.
  • Calponin -ve.
  • CK5/6 +ve.

Others:[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Campbell, JH.; Ralston, S.; Boyle, IT.; Banham, SW. (May 1991). "Symptomatic hypercalcaemia in lung cancer.". Respir Med 85 (3): 223-7. PMID 1831917.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Montezuma, D.; Azevedo, R.; Lopes, P.; Vieira, R.; Cunha, AL.; Henrique, R. (Dec 2013). "A panel of four immunohistochemical markers (CK7, CK20, TTF-1, and p63) allows accurate diagnosis of primary and metastatic lung carcinoma on biopsy specimens.". Virchows Arch 463 (6): 749-54. doi:10.1007/s00428-013-1488-z. PMID 24126803.
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