small cell carcinoma

Introduction

Histologic type of carcinoma.

Etiology

• commonly in reference to small cell carcinoma of the lung
• poorly differentiated small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of unknown primary

Management

• chemotherapy with a platinum-containing small cell lung cancer regimen

More general terms

• carcinoma

More specific terms

• prostate small cell carcinoma
• small cell carcinoma of the lung (SCLC, oat cell carcinoma)

Patient information

small cell lung carcinoma patient information