Abstract e18518 Background: Adenosquamous carcinoma (ADS) lung is rare subtype of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that compromises 0.4-4% of all lung cancers and is thought to carry a worse ...

There are two main types of lung cancer — non-small cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancer — but several subtypes exist within these diagnoses.

Conclusions: Early stage adenosquamous carcinoma of the lung is associated with worse overall survival compared to its individual histologic components of adenocarcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma.

Adenosquamous carcinoma of the breast is an uncommon histological type of breast cancer, characterized by the presence of well-defined adenocarcinomatous and squamous components.