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Abstract
A form of highly malignant lung cancer that is composed of small ovoid cells (SMALL CELL CARCINOMA).
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Synonyms
5 entry terms
- Carcinoma, Small Cell Lung
- Oat Cell Carcinoma of Lung
- Oat Cell Lung Cancer
- Small Cell Cancer Of The Lung
- Small Cell Lung Cancer
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Aspects Covered
39 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
coordinate IM with LUNG NEOPLASMS (IM); CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG and CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL are also available
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History Note
2009; use CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL 1994-2008
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Previous Indexing
- Carcinoma, Small Cell (1975-2008)
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WF 658
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Small Cell Lung Carcinoma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D055752. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D055752
- Small Cell Lung Carcinoma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19000544