Small cell carcinoma

Introduction: Small cell carcinoma

Description of Small cell carcinoma

Small cell carcinoma: (1) an anaplastic carcinoma composed of small cells; (2) an anaplastic, highly malignant, and usually bronchogenic carcinoma composed of small ovoid cells with very scanty cytoplasm.neuroendocrine carcinoma. SYN: oat cell carcinoma.
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Small cell carcinoma: highly malignant carcinoma composed of small round or egg-shaped cells with little cytoplasm; lung cancers are frequently oat cell carcinomas.
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Small cell carcinoma: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Small cell carcinoma:

• Small cell
• Small
• Cell
• Carcinoma

Terms associated with Small cell carcinoma:

Terms Similar to Small cell carcinoma:

• oat cell carcinoma

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Broader terms for Small cell carcinoma

• carcinoma

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Hierarchical classifications of Small cell carcinoma

The following list attempts to classify Small cell carcinoma into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• carcinoma
• cancer,malignant neoplastic disease
• malignant neoplasm,malignant tumor,metastatic tumor
• neoplasm,tumor,tumour
• growth
• illness,malady,sickness,unwellness
• health problem,ill health,unhealthiness
• pathological state
• condition,status
• state

Source: WordNet 2.1

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