Article
The morphological and molecular diagnosis of lung cancer.
Deutsches Arzteblatt international - 1 Aug 2011
Petersen Iver
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In Germany, lung cancer causes more deaths than any other malignant disease. Its main etiology is smoking, but other risk factors need to be considered as well. The morphological, molecular and biological phenotype is complex and should no longer be just categorized as either small-cell or non-small cell lung cancer. METHODS: This review article is based on the authors' longstanding involvement in the...
Topics
- Adenocarcinoma
- Carcinoma, Small Cell
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- Chromosome Aberrations
- Genetic Markers
- Genotype
- Humans
- Lung
- Lung Neoplasms
- Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
- Neoplasm Staging
- Ploidies