Adenosquamous Carcinoma of Lung-A Rare Case Report on Autopsy

Abstract

Adenosquamous carcinoma is an extremely rare malignant neoplasm. It is a tumor showing both squamous and adenocarcinomatous differentiation, with each component constituting at least 10% of the tumor, according to WHO classification. Adenosquamous carcinoma of lung is a tumor which exhibit highly aggressive biological behaviour with early lymphnode metastasis. It’s prognosis is poorer than that of either squamous cell carcinoma or adenocarcinoma, hence making its identification important

Keywords

• Adenosquamous carcinoma
• Lung
• Prognosis