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Table 4 Comparison of H&E stain vs IHC for subtyping NSCLC

From: Histological comparison between preoperative and surgical specimens of non-small cell lung cancer for distinguishing between "squamous" and "non-squamous" cell carcinoma

 

Preoperative diagnosis

Postoperative diagnosis

H&E diagnosis

IHC predicted phenotype

ADC

SQC

Unclassified

Total

ADC

SQC

Unclassified

Total

ADC

79

 

28

107

26

  

26

SQC

2

40

6

48

1

3

 

4

Unclassified

5

2

7

14

2

 

3

5

Total

86

42

41

169

29

3

3

35

  1. Abbreviations: ADC adenocarcinoma, SQC squamous cell carcinoma, NSCLC-NOS non-small-cell lung cancer not otherwise specified, PLE pleomorphic carcinoma, H&E hematoxylin and eosin, IHC immunohistochemistry.
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Diagnostic Pathology

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