Open AccessSmall cell lung cancer
Author(s) -
Hinson James A.,
Perry Michael C.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
ca: a cancer journal for clinicians
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 62.937
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1542-4863
pISSN - 0007-9235
DOI - 10.3322/canjclin.43.4.216
Subject(s) - lung cancer , medicine , radiation therapy , chemotherapy , oncology , epidemiology , disease , lung , small cell lung carcinoma , neoplasm , cancer , pathology , radiology , small cell carcinoma
Small cell lung cancer is a unique form of lung cancer characterized by rapid growth, dissemination at diagnosis, and responsiveness to both radiotherapy and chemotherapy. It accounts for about one quarter of all lung cancers and, left untreated, results in the shortest survival of any pulmonary neoplasm, with a median survival of two to four months. This article reviews the epidemiology, pathology, clinical characteristics, staging, and treatment of this disease.