Correlation of Imaging with Pathology of Lung Cancer Ronald E. Fisher Philip T. Cagle INTRODUCTION Current imaging techniques correlate very well with the pathology for purposes of diagnosis and staging…
Current Imaging Techniques for the Diagnosis and Staging of Lung Cancer Philip T. Cagle Ronald E. Fisher INTRODUCTION Radiology and nuclear medicine play a vital role in the diagnosis, staging,…
Salivary Gland-like Carcinomas Primary salivary gland tumors of the lung are extremely rare, usually slow-growing, low-grade neoplasms that make up only 0.1% to 0.2% of all lung cancers.1 They originate…
Pulmonary Blastoma Sanja Dacic Pulmonary blastoma is a rare biphasic tumor composed of primitive malignant glands resembling well-differentiated fetal adenocarcinoma and immature, embryonic-type sarcomatous stroma.1 PULMONARY BLASTOMA, CYTOLOGY Pulmonary blastomas…
Giant Cell Carcinoma Sanja Dacic Giant cell carcinoma is an extremely rare variant of non-small cell carcinoma composed of bizarre, pleomorphic, very large mononucleated or multinucleated tumor giant cells identical…
Sarcomatoid (Sarcomatous) Carcinoma Sanja Dacic Sarcomatoid carcinomas are rare and make up only 0.3% to 1.3% of all lung malignancies.1 These tumors are defined by 2004 WHO criteria as a…
Update on Classification of Neuroendocrine Carcinomas Mary Beth Beasley Pulmonary neuroendocrine (NE) carcinomas are generally considered to encompass a spectrum of tumors including the low-grade typical carcinoid (TC) (Fig. 12-1),…
Atypical Carcinoid Tumor Mary Beth Beasley Atypical carcinoid tumor (AC) is a rare pulmonary neoplasm. Carcinoid tumors as a whole make up 1% to 2% of all pulmonary malignancies and…
Typical Carcinoid Tumor Mary Beth Beasley Carcinoid tumors as a whole make up approximately 1% to 2% of all pulmonary malignancies and consist of typical and atypical subtypes. Atypical carcinoid…
Small Cell Carcinoma Mary Beth Beasley Small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) comprises approximately 20% of all lung carcinomas, classically presenting as a hilar mass with extensive adenopathy, although approximately 20%…
