| small cell c. |
a common, highly malignant form of bronchogenic carcinoma in the wall of a major bronchus, occurring mainly in middle-aged individuals with a history of tobacco smoking; it is radiosensitive and has small oval undifferentiated cells that are intensely hematoxyphilic. Metastasis to the hilum and to mediastinal lymph nodes is common. Called also small-cell lung cancer.
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| small cell lung c. |
see under carcinoma.
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| small cell lung cancer |
One of the four principle types of human lung cancer. Small cell or oat cell lung cancer often associated with smoking constitutes 25% of the common cancers of the lung. While it spreads rapidly, it is also more sensitive to treatment than other types of lung cancer.
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| small cell lung cancer |
Cancer of a highly malignant form; it tends to metastasize to other parts of the body and is characterized by small round or oval cells resembling oat grains
출처: www.bidmc.harvard.edu/display.asp
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