The difference between adenocarcinoma and squamous carcinoma lies in the treatment, growth rate and location.
1. Growth speed: adenocarcinoma usually grows faster and is prone to metastasis and spreading of surrounding lymphatic tissues and tissues in the early stage, while squamous carcinoma patients have slower development, mostly localized invasion in the early stage, and metastasis of lymphatic tissues and organs is relatively less.
2. Development site: adenocarcinoma belongs to malignant transformation of glandular epithelium, while squamous carcinoma originates from squamous epithelial cells, and the development sites are also different. For example, for lung adenocarcinoma and squamous carcinoma, the former is more common in the area above the bronchial tubes, while adenocarcinoma is more common in the lower part of the bronchial tubes.
3. Treatment: adenocarcinoma is usually accompanied by changes in the driver gene and distal metastasis, so radiotherapy and targeted therapy are mostly adopted; while adenocarcinoma is mostly localized invasion without driver gene, so local therapy is mainly adopted, and systematic immunotherapy and chemotherapy can be carried out for patients with advanced stage.
If suspected or diagnosed with related cancers, one should go to regular hospitals in time to evaluate the condition, follow the doctor’s instructions to cooperate with the treatment, and choose the appropriate treatment plan, so as to avoid delaying the condition.