Understanding Your Pathology Report: Lung Cancer | Poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma lung prognosis
The pathologist sends your doctor a report that gives a diagnosis for ... What does it mean if my carcinoma is well differentiated, moderately ...Whatpatientsandcaregiversneedtoknowabout cancer,coronavirus,andCOVID-19.CloseCriticalAlertBannerSearchVerenespañol|Downloadthistopic[PDF]Treatment&SupportUnderstandingYourDiagnosisExamsandTestsforCancerUnderstandingYourPathologyReportLungPathologyUnderstandingYourPathologyReport:LungCancerWhenyourlungwasbiopsied,thesamplestakenwerestudiedunderthemicroscopebyaspecializeddoctorwithmanyyearsoftrainingcalledapathologist.Thepathologistsendsyourdoctorareportthatgivesadiagnosisforeachsampletaken.Informationinthisreportwillbeusedtohelpmanageyourcare.Thequestionsandanswersthatfollowaremeanttohelpyouunderstandmedicallanguageyoumightfindinthepathologyreportyoureceivedafteryourlungbiopsy.Theinformationthatwouldbeinapathologyreportbasedonhavingallorpartofyourlungremoved(resected)asatreatmentforlungcancerisnotcoveredhere.Whatisthenormalstructureofthelung?Whenyoubreathein,airentersthroughyourmouthornoseandgoesintoyourlungsthroughthetrachea(windpipe).Thetracheadividesinto2tubescalledthebronchi(singular,bronchus),whichdivideintosmallerbranchescalledbronchioles.Attheendofthebronchiolesaretinyairsacsknownasalveolioracini.Manytinybloodvesselsrunthroughthealveoli.Theyabsorboxygenfromtheinhaledairintoyourbloodandpasscarbondioxidefromthebodyintothealveoli.Thisisexpelledfromthebodywhenyoubreatheout.Takinginoxygenandgettingridofcarbondioxideareyourlungs'mainfunctions.Whatiscarcinoma?Carcinomaisatypeofcancerthatstartsinthecellsthatlineorgans.Inthelung,carcinomascanstartinthecellsthatlinetheinsideofthebronchi,bronchioles,andalveoli.Carcinomaisthemostcommonkindoflungcancer.Infact,whensomeonesaystheyhavelungcancer,theyusuallymeanthattheyhaveacarcinoma.Whatdoesinfiltratingorinvasivemean?Carcinomascanstartinthecellsthatlinetheinsideofthebronchi,bronchioles,oralveoli.Ifthecarcinomacellsareonlyinthetoplayerofcellsliningthesestructures,itiscalledin-situcar
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