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small cell lung carcinoma

Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a highly aggressive malignant neoplasm, accounting for 10-15% of lung cancer cases, characterized byrapid growth, and early metastasis. SCLC usually manifests as a large hilar mass with bulky mediastinal lymphadenopathy presenting clinically with chest pain, persistent cough, dyspnea, wheezing, hoarseness, hemoptysis, loss of appetite, weight loss, and neurological...

Rare disease
MONDO0008433OMIM182280DOID5409EFO0000702UMLS
Also known as:SCLC, oat cell carcinoma, oat cell carcinoma (morphologic abnormality), poorly differentiated endocrine neoplasm, Small cell lung cancer +15 more

Ontology

3 subtypes
small cell lung carcinoma
lung combined type small cell adenocarcinoma
occult small cell lung carcinoma
combined small cell lung carcinoma

Key Facts

Causal genes
1
Clinical genes
2
Associated genes
35
Drugs
6
OMIM status
molecular basis known
OMIM genes
RB1
Key phenotypes
Neoplasm of the lung

Relationships

Scores are summed across disease subtypes (may exceed 1.0)
No data available for this relationship type.
C0149925
MeSHD055752