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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maria Fernanda Villarreal, M.D. [2]

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The table below summarizes the WHO histological classification system for large cell carcinoma of the lung.^[1]^[2]


WHO histological classification system Adapted from WHO/IARC (2006) ^[3]
Main type	Subtypes
Large cell carcinoma of the lung	Adenocarcinoma, mixed Acinar adenocarcinoma Papillary adenocarcinoma Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma Nonmucinous Mucinous Mixed nonmucinous and mucinous or indeterminate Solid adenocarcinoma with mucin production Fetal adenocarcinoma Mucinous (“colloid”) carcinoma Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma Signet ring adenocarcinoma Clear cell adenocarcinoma

↑ Travis, William (2004). Pathology and genetics of tumours of the lung, pleura, thymus, and heart. Lyon: IARC Press. ISBN 9283224183.
↑ Raz DJ, He B, Rosell R, Jablons DM (2006). "Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma: a review". Clin Lung Cancer. 7 (5): 313–22. doi:10.3816/CLC.2006.n.012. PMID 16640802.
↑ Tumors of the Lung. IARC/WHO https://www.iarc.fr/en/publications/pdfs-online/pat-gen/bb10/bb10-chap1.pdf Accessed on February 22, 2016