Cytology of Lung Carcinomas with Subtyping of Non-small Cell lung Carcinoma (NSCLC)

Abstract

The most common lung tumor was Adenocarcinoma followed by small cell carcinoma. Conclusion: As the treatment modalities are different for both of the tumors accurate subtyping of NSCLC into Adenocarcinoma and Squamous cell carcinoma is very essential so that patients get benefit of specific targeted therapy and appropriate molecular testing can be done. FNAC is a very useful and rapid technique for the diagnosis of lung tumor and can be combined with cytochemical and immunohistochemical stains for exact categorization. So that patient can be managed properly and simultaneously tissue can be preserved for molecular studies.