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Primary Pulmonary Carcinomas With Spindle And/or Giant Cell Features: A Review With Emphasis in Classification and Pitfalls in Diagnosis

Version 1 : Received: 15 June 2023 / Approved: 16 June 2023 / Online: 16 June 2023 (10:27:35 CEST)

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Moran, C.A. Primary Pulmonary Carcinomas with Spindle and/or Giant Cell Features: A Review with Emphasis in Classification and Pitfalls in Diagnosis. Diagnostics 2023, 13, 2477. Moran, C.A. Primary Pulmonary Carcinomas with Spindle and/or Giant Cell Features: A Review with Emphasis in Classification and Pitfalls in Diagnosis. Diagnostics 2023, 13, 2477.

Abstract

Primary carcinomas of the lung are vastly represented by the conventional types of adenocarcinomas or squamous cell carcinomas. However, there are other types of non-small cell carcinomas that although uncommon represent a meaningful group that often pose a problem not only in diagnosis but also in classification. Spindle and giant cell carcinomas although uncommon primary lung carcinomas are well known to occur. Important to highlight is that current criteria are rather ambiguous and likely not up to date, which renders the classification of these tumors somewhat more obscure. In addition, with the daily use of immunohistochemical stains, the classification of these tumors may also pose a different problem in the proper allocation of these tumors. Proper classification is highly important in the selection process that takes place using such material for molecular analysis. Current molecular characteristics of these tumors is limited and lacks more in-depth studies and analysis that can provide specific targets for the treatment of patients with these tumors. The current review attempts to highlight the shortcomings in the current classification and definitions of these neoplasms as well as the more current view regarding these tumors when the use of immunohistochemical stains is employed.

Keywords

lung; giant cells; sarcomatoid; pleomorphic; carcinoma

Subject

Medicine and Pharmacology, Pathology and Pathobiology

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