• 1. Classify lung tumours

in order to classify lung tumours you use the following methods:

TNM

Grade

Blood samples for circulating tumour

Radiology (check size and location)

EBUS

Biopsy

Cytology

• 2. Describe the pathological features of the different types of primary lung carcinoma

the main types include

Small cell and non-small cell

non-small cell primary epithelial lung cancer

this type of cancer is split into either squamous or adeno

if caught early enough it is treated by surgery as chemotherapy and radiotherapy are usually ineffective against this type of cancer

rem squamous cell carcinoma can occur as myoplasia (change of epithelial cells) can occur to epithelia in the lung due to exposure to factors such as cigarrete smoke or industrial pollution then this changed epithelia (squamous) can become cancerous