Application of International association for the study of lung cancer/American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society criteria for the diagnosis of lung carcinomas on small biopsies: A tertiary care center experience

• Published in: South Asian Journal of Cancer Vol. 8; no. 3; pp. 191 - 194
• Main Authors: Balraam, K. V. Vinu, Shelly, Divya, Mishra, Prabha S., Sampath, K. S., Bharadwaj, Reena
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: A-12, 2nd Floor, Sector 2, Noida-201301 UP, India Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd 01.07.2019; Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd; Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd; Wolters Kluwer - Medknow
• Subjects: Adenocarcinoma; Cancer diagnosis; Cancer research; Carcinoma; Crizotinib; Diagnosis; Formaldehyde; IASLC/ATS/ERS guidelines; lung cancer; Methods; nomenclature; Non-small cell lung cancer; ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Lung Cancers; small biopsies; Squamous cell carcinoma; Terms and phrases; three-step approach; India; lung cancer; nomenclature; IASLC/ATS/ERS guidelines; three-step approach; small biopsies

Abstract Background: The new IASLC/ATS/ERS classification provides standardized terminology for lung cancer diagnosis in small biopsies and cytology specimens. Objectives: The aim was to study the feasibility of the guidelines using one marker for adenocarcinoma (ADC) and one for squamous cell carci...