Neoplasms of respiratory tract

Neoplasms of respiratory tract 

Updated: 11/14/2022

© Jun Wang, MD, PhD

Anatomy
  • Nasal cavity
  • Nasopharynx
  • Oropharynx
  • Laryngopharynx
  • Larynx
  • Trachea and bronchi
  • Lungs
Histology
  • Squamous mucosa
  • Respiratory mucosa
  • May have abundant lymphoid tissue in pharynx
  • Type I and Type II pneumocytes
Key risk factors
  • Human papillomavirus: Squamous cell carcinoma, squamous cell papilloma
  • Epstein Barr virus: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
  • Smoking
Tumors of nasal cavity and nasopharynx
Tumors or tumor like lesions of larynx
  • Branchial cyst
  • Thyroglossal duct cyst
Neoplasms of pleura


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