CLINICAL MEDICINE

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the most common histopathologic type of lung cancer?
A
Adenocarcinoma
B
Squamous cell carcinoma
C
Tumor neuroendocrino
D
large cell carcinoma
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -About 85% of lung cancers are non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and about 15% are small cell lung cancer (SCLC).

Detailed explanation-2: -Lung adenocarcinoma is histologically heterogeneous and has 5 distinct histologic growth patterns: lepidic, acinar, papillary, micropapillary, and solid.

Detailed explanation-3: -The most common histologic subtypes of adenocarcinoma include clear cell, endometrioid, mucinous, and mesonephric carcinoma. Clear cell adenocarcinoma has a histologic appearance that overlaps with that seen in its more common uterine and ovarian counterparts.

Detailed explanation-4: -Adenocarcinoma. This is the most common type and starts in the mucus making gland cells in the lining of your airways. Squamous cell cancer. This type develops in the flat cells that cover the surface of your airways. Large cell carcinoma. Other types of non small cell cancer.

Detailed explanation-5: -Most prevalent non-small cell lung carcinoma. 5 main histologic patterns (acinar, papillary, micropapillary, lepidic, solid); mucinous and nonmucinous subtypes. Positive for TTF1. 27-Feb-2023

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