"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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New combination of the old drugs for elderly patients with small-cell lung cancer: a phase II study of the PAVE regimen. J Clin Oncol. 1998 May; 16(5):1940-7.
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Intensive weekly chemotherapy for the treatment of extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer. J Clin Oncol. 1991 Sep; 9(9):1632-8.