Respiratory Tumors Flashcards
Lung tumors associated with smoking
Small cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, large cell carcinoma
Most common lung tumor found in females and nonsmokers
Adenocarcinoma
Two lung tumors that are centrally located
Small cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma
Two lung tumors that are peripherally located
Adenocarcinoma and bronchioalveolar carcinoma
Two lung tumors that can be located centrally or peripherally
Large cell carcinoma and carcinoid tumor
Paraneoplastic syndrome associated with small cell carcinoma
May produce ADH or ACTH or cause Lambert-Eaton syndrome
Paraneoplastic syndrome associated with squamous cell carcinoma
May produce PTHrP
Lung tumor that stains chromogranin positive
Carcinoid tumor
Two most common sources of mets to the lung
Breast and colon carcionoma
Lung tumor associated with keratin pearls or intercellular bridges
Squamous cell carcinoma
Lung tumor derived from neuroendocrine cells (Kulchitsky cells)
Small cell carcinoma
Lung tumor showing multiple cannon ball nodules on imaging
Mets to lung
Lung tumor that shows columnar cells that grow along preexisting bronchioles and alveoli and arises from Clara cells
Bronchioalveolar carcinoma
Lung tumor associated with coin lesions seen on CXR
Hamartoma
Lung tumor of the pleura
Mesothelioma
