"Carcinoma, Small Cell" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An anaplastic, highly malignant, and usually bronchogenic carcinoma composed of small ovoid cells with scanty neoplasm. It is characterized by a dominant, deeply basophilic nucleus, and absent or indistinct nucleoli. (From Stedman, 25th ed; Holland et al., Cancer Medicine, 3d ed, p1286-7)
| Descriptor ID |
D018288
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.470.200.380
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| Concept/Terms |
Carcinoma, Small Cell- Carcinoma, Small Cell
- Carcinomas, Small Cell
- Small Cell Carcinomas
- Oat Cell Carcinoma
- Small Cell Carcinoma
- Carcinoma, Oat Cell
- Carcinomas, Oat Cell
- Oat Cell Carcinomas
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Carcinoma, Small Cell" by people in Profiles.
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Age is a strong risk factor for atrial fibrillation after pulmonary lobectomy. Am J Surg. 2010 Apr; 199(4):558-61.
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Pneumonectomy after chemoradiation therapy for non-small cell lung cancer: does "side" really matter? Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Sep; 88(3):937-43; discussion 944.
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Study of paclitaxel, etoposide, and cisplatin chemotherapy combined with twice-daily thoracic radiotherapy for patients with limited-stage small-cell lung cancer: a Radiation Therapy Oncology Group 9609 phase II study. J Clin Oncol. 2005 Aug 01; 23(22):4991-8.
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Radiotherapy patterns of care study in lung carcinoma. J Clin Oncol. 2003 Dec 15; 21(24):4553-9.
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Matrix metalloproteinases and matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors in lung cancer. Semin Oncol. 2002 Feb; 29(1 Suppl 4):78-86.
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Review of selected randomized trials in small cell lung cancer. Semin Oncol. 1998 Aug; 25(4 Suppl 9):70-8.
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Differential diagnosis of small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the lung. Chest Surg Clin N Am. 1997 Feb; 7(1):49-63.
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Phase II study of ifosfamide, carboplatin, and oral etoposide chemotherapy for extensive-disease small-cell lung cancer: an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group pilot study. J Clin Oncol. 1995 Jul; 13(7):1615-22.
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Alternating chemotherapy and twice-daily thoracic radiotherapy in limited-stage small-cell lung cancer: a pilot study of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group. J Clin Oncol. 1993 May; 11(5):879-84.
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Justification for evaluating new anticancer drugs in selected untreated patients with extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer: an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group randomized study. J Natl Cancer Inst. 1992 Jul 15; 84(14):1077-84.