Non small cell lung cancer differential diagnosis
Template:Non small cell carcinoma of the lung Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Depending on the presentation, lung cancer should be differentiated from other lung diseases such as pulmonary tuberculosis,[1] lung abscess, and respiratory tract infection. Once lung cancer is confirmed, non small cell carcinoma should be differentiated from other small cell carcinoma based on histopathological findings.
Differential Diagnosis
The following list of conditions should be considered as differential diagnoses for lung cancer in general:
- Pulmonary tuberculosis[1]
- Lung abscess[2]
- Pneumonia
- Fungal infection
- Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bhatt M, Kant S, Bhaskar R (2012). "Pulmonary tuberculosis as differential diagnosis of lung cancer". South Asian J Cancer. 1 (1): 36–42. doi:10.4103/2278-330X.96507. PMC 3876596. PMID 24455507.
- ↑ Kamiya K, Yoshizu A, Misumi Y, Hida N, Okamoto H, Yoshida S (2011). "[Lung abscess which needed to be distinguished from lung cancer; report of a case]". Kyobu Geka. 64 (13): 1204–7. PMID 22242302.
- ↑ Matsuoka T, Uematsu H, Iwakiri S, Itoi K (2013). "[Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia presenting as a solitary nodule, suspicious of lung cancer;report of a case]". Kyobu Geka. 66 (10): 941–3. PMID 24008649.