Small cell carcinoma of the lung differential diagnosis
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Depending on the presentation, lung cancer should be differentiated from other lung diseases such as pulmonary tuberculosis,[1], lung abscess, and respiratory tract infection. Once lung cancer is confirmed, small cell carcinoma should be differentiated from other non-small cell carcinoma based on histopathological findings.
Differential Diagnosis
The following list of conditions should be considered as differential diagnoses for lung cancer in general:
- Pulmonary tuberculosis[1]
- Lung abscess[2]
- Pneumonia
- Fungal infection
- Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bhatt M, Kant S, Bhaskar R (2012). "Pulmonary tuberculosis as differential diagnosis of lung cancer". South Asian J Cancer. 1 (1): 36–42. doi:10.4103/2278-330X.96507. PMC 3876596. PMID 24455507.
- ↑ Kamiya K, Yoshizu A, Misumi Y, Hida N, Okamoto H, Yoshida S (2011). "[Lung abscess which needed to be distinguished from lung cancer; report of a case]". Kyobu Geka. 64 (13): 1204–7. PMID 22242302.
- ↑ Matsuoka T, Uematsu H, Iwakiri S, Itoi K (2013). "[Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia presenting as a solitary nodule, suspicious of lung cancer;report of a case]". Kyobu Geka. 66 (10): 941–3. PMID 24008649.