A group of at least three distinct histological types of lung cancer, including non-small cell squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, and large cell carcinoma. Non-small cell lung carcinomas have a poor response to conventional chemotherapy.
Also known as:NSCLC, NSCLC - non-small cell lung cancer, non-small cell cancer of lung, non-small cell cancer of the lung, non-small cell carcinoma of lung +4 more