Squamous cell carcinoma in situ of the lung

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Squamous cell carcinoma in situ (CIS) of the lung is a considered a a preinvasive type of non ~~small~~-small cell lung cancer.

In some situations, this ~~histoogy~~histology can ~~also~~ also be found around the bronchial stump margin after resection of bronchial cancer, when there is presence of CIS on histology in a bronchial resection margin after resection of a lung cancer, there are some reports of association with tumour recurrence³ while other reports suggest that CIS regresses without further treatment in significant number of patients⁴.

-Squamous cell carcinoma in situ (CIS) of lung is a considered a <a href="/articles/pre-invasive-lesions-of-the-lung">preinvasive</a> type of <a href="/articles/non-small-cell-lung-cancer">non small cell lung cancer</a>. In some situations, this histoogy can also also be found around the bronchial stump margin after resection of bronchial cancer, when there is presence of CIS on histology in a bronchial resection margin after resection of a lung cancer, there are some reports of association with tumour recurrence 3 while other reports suggest that CIS regresses without further treatment in significant number of patients 4.
+Squamous cell carcinoma in situ (CIS) of the lung is a considered a <a href="/articles/pre-invasive-lesions-of-the-lung">preinvasive</a> type of <a href="/articles/non-small-cell-lung-cancer">non-small cell lung cancer</a>. In some situations, this histology can also be found around the bronchial stump margin after resection of bronchial cancer, when there is presence of CIS on histology in a bronchial resection margin after resection of a lung cancer, there are some reports of association with tumour recurrence 3 while other reports suggest that CIS regresses without further treatment in significant number of patients 4.