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. 2019 Feb;31(1):1–28. doi: 10.21147/j.issn.1000-9604.2019.01.01

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Histological type of lung cancer (WHO 2015)

Histological type ICDO Histological type and subtype ICDO
Epithelial tumor Neuroendocrine tumor
 Adenocarcinoma 8140/3  Small cell lung cancer 8041/3
 Embryonic adenocarcinoma 8250/3  Mixed small cell carcinoma 8045/3
 Acinar adenocarcinoma 8551/3  Large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma 8013/3
 Papillary adenocarcinoma 8265/3  Mixed large cell nerve 8013/3
 Solid adenocarcinoma 8230/3 Carcinoid
 Infiltrating mucous gland 8253/3  Typical carcinoid 8240/3
 Mucus/non-mucus mixing 8254/0  Atypical carcinoid 8249/3
 Globular adenocarcinoma 8480/3 Preinvasive lesion
 Fetal adenocarcinoma 8333/3  Diffuse idiopathic pulmonary nerve 8040/0
 Intestinal adenocarcinoma 8144/3  Large cell carcinoma 8012/3
Microinvasive adenocarcinoma  Adenosquamous carcinoma 8560/3
 Non-mucinous 8256/3 Sarcomatoid carcinoma
 Mucinous 8257/3  Polymorphic cell carcinoma 8022/3
Preinvasive lesion  Spindle cell carcinoma 8032/3
 Atypical adenomatoid 8250/0d  Giant cell carcinoma 8031/3
Adenocarcinoma in situ  Sarcoma 8980/3
 Non-mucinous 8250/2  Pulmonary cell tumor 8972/3
 Mucinous 8253/2 Other unclassified carcinoid
 Squamous cell carcinoma 8070/3  Lymphoid epithelial carcinoma 8082/3
 Keratinized squamous 8071/3  NUT cancer 8023/3
 Non-keratinized scaly 8072/3 Salivary gland tumor
 Basal squamous 8083/3  Mucin epidermoid carcinoma 8430/3
Preinvasive lesion  Adenoid cystic carcinoma 8200/3
 Squamous cell carcinoma in situ 8070/2  Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma 8562/3
 Pleomorphic adenoma 8940/0