As with other books in the Molecular Pathology Library Series, Molecular Pathology of Lung Cancer bridges the gap between the molecular specialist and the clinical practitioner, including the surgical pathologist who now has a key role in decisions regarding molecular targeted therapy for lung cancer. Molecular Pathology of Lung Cancer provides the latest information and current insights into the molecular basis for lung cancer, including precursor and preinvasive lesions, molecular diagnosis, molecular targeted therapy, molecular prognosis, molecular radiology and related fields for lung cancer generally and for the specific cell types. As many fundamental concepts about lung cancer have undergone revision in only the past few years, this book will likely be the first to comprehensively cover the new molecular pathology of lung cancer. It provides a foundation in this field for pathologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, thoracic surgeons, thoracic radiologists and their trainees, physician assistants, and nursing staff.

Approach to Personalized Care of the Lung Cancer Patient.- Etiology of Lung Cancer.- Genetic Susceptibility to Lung Cancer.- Lung Cancer Stem Cells.- The Classification of Pre-Invasive Lesions.- Molecular Pathology of Precursor and Pre-Invasive Lesions.- Revised Classification for Adenocarcinoma.- Molecular Basis for the Current Lung Cancer Classification.- Molecular Diagnosis of Lung Cancer.- Molecular Targeted Therapy of Lung Cancer.- Molecular Prognostic Markers of Lung Cancer.- New Techniques for Optical and Molecular Visualization of Lung Cancer.- Adenocarcinoma.- Squamous Cell Carcinoma.- Molecular Pathology of Large Cell Carcinoma.- Molecular Pathology of Small Cell Carcinomas.- Molecular Biopsy of Neuroendocrine Carcinomas Other Than Small Cell Carcinoma.- Molecular Pathology of Uncommon Carcinomas.- Biology of Lung Cancer Metastases.