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Case #3 -
A 62-year-old man complains of worsening cough since three months

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
10.) What are the histologic types of lung cancer?

Histologic types of lung cancer:

  1. Non-small cell lung cancer - squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, bronchoalveolar carcinoma, and large cell carcinoma

  2. Neuroendocrine neoplasms - classic carcinoid, atypical carcinoid, and small cell carcinoma

  3. Bronchial gland carcinomas - adenoid cystic carcinoma, mucoepidermoid
    carcinoma, and mucous gland adenoma

 
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