title: Squamous-cell carcinoma of the lungs: is it really so different?
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the predominant histological type in men, and adenocarcinoma is the most common subtype in women in the world. The incidence of SCC is decreasing in men, while the incidence of adenocarcinoma (AC) is stable or slightly increasing in western countries. There is active research on the AC subtype but SCC remains poorly studied.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In this review, we have studied different aspects of the SCC subtype, including epidemiology, clinical features, pathology, molecular biology markers, and new therapeutic targets, treatments and prognosis implications.
authors: Medical Oncology Department, University Infanta Sofía Hospital, San Sebastian de los Reyes, Madrid, Spain. mariasereno75@gmail.com
authors: María
authors: M
authors: Sereno
authors: Isabel Rodríguez
authors: IR
authors: Esteban
authors: Francisco
authors: F
authors: Zambrana
authors: María
authors: M
authors: Merino
authors: César
authors: C
authors: Gómez-Raposo
authors: Miriam
authors: M
authors: López-Gómez
authors: Enrique Casado
authors: EC
authors: Sáenz
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis