Squamous cell carcinoma commonly starts in the bronchi and may not spread as rapidly as other lung cancers.
Review Date:
9/4/2008
Reviewed By:
Sean O. Stitham, MD, private practice in Internal Medicine, Seattle, Washington; and James R. Mason, MD, Oncologist, Director, Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program and Stem Cell Processing Lab, Scripps Clinic, Torrey Pines, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.