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J Clin Pathol 53:537-540 doi:10.1136/jcp.53.7.537

Preoperative histological classification of primary lung cancer: accuracy of diagnosis and use of the non-small cell category

Table 6

Comparison of preoperative diagnosis of squamous carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, and NSCLC with final tumour classification

Preoperative classification
Postoperative classification Squamous carcinoma(n = 70) Adenocarcinoma(n = 26) NSCLC(n = 58)
NSCLC, non-small cell lung cancer, not otherwise specified.
Squamous carcinoma 87% 8% 24%
Adenocarcinoma 6% 80% 55%
Other tumour type 7% 12% 21%

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