See Also: carcinoma, non-small-cell lung(medicine)
carcinoma, small cell(medicine)
small cell carcinoma(medicine)
small cell lung cancer(medicine)
Cancer, non-small cell lung(health)
Cancer, small cell lung(health)
carcinoma, lewis lung(medicine)
lymphoma, small-cell(medicine)
sarcoma, small cell(medicine)
small cleaved cell(medicine)

carcinoma, non-small-cell lung (medicine)


carcinoma, non-small-cell lung


A heterogeneous aggregate of at least three distinct histological types of lung cancer, including squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, and large cell carcinoma. They are dealt with collectively because of the shared properties of poor response to conventional chemotherapy and the potential for cure with surgical resection in a fraction of patients.