Cancer, non-small cell lung definition - medical term
Cancer of the lung which is not of the small
cell carcinoma (oat cell carcinoma) type. The term "non-small cell lung cancer"
is generally applied to the various types of bronchogenic carcinomas (those arising
from the lining of the bronchi) which include adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma,
and large cell undifferentiated carcinoma.
The distinction between small cell and non-small cell cancer is important for
proper treatment. Surgery is the treatment of choice for the early stage of non-small-cell
lung cancer.
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