Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung classification

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maria Fernanda Villarreal, M.D. [2]

Overview

Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung may be classified according to the WHO histological classification system into 4 main types: papillary, clear cell, small cell, and basaloid.

Classification

WHO Classification of Lung Tumors
Histological type	Subtype
Epithelial tumors
Squamous cell carcinoma	Keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma Nonkeratinizing squamous cell carcinoma Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma Preinvasive lesion Squamous cell carcinoma in situ

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