Open AccessHistopathological spectrum and immunohistochemical profile of lung carcinomas: A 9-year study from a tertiary hospital in North India
Author(s) -
Vandana Bhatti,
Kanwardeep Singh Kwatra,
Shivani Puri,
Nalini Calton
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of applied and basic medical research/international journal of applied and basic medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-9606
pISSN - 2229-516X
DOI - 10.4103/ijabmr.ijabmr_66_19
Subject(s) - medicine , pathology , adenocarcinoma , lung cancer , adenosquamous carcinoma , synaptophysin , large cell , carcinoma , immunohistochemistry , small cell carcinoma , chromogranin a , malignancy , histopathology , cancer , oncology
Lung cancer is the most common cancer worldwide and the leading cause of cancer-related death. Diagnostic bronchoscopic or percutaneous biopsies are usually small. However, judicious use of immunohistochemistry (IHC) helps in accurate subtyping, which forms the basis for molecular tests and treatment.