Article
Basic science of small cell lung cancer.
Chest surgery clinics of North America - 1 Feb 1997
Williams C L
Abstract excerpt
The unique phenotype expressed by small cell lung cancer (SCLC) cells is responsible for the distinct clinical behavior of SCLC. Basic research of SCLC is aimed at identifying and characterizing the unique attributes of SCLC cells that distinguish SCLC from other forms of lung cancer and contribu...
Topics
- Carcinoma, Small Cell
- Cell Adhesion Molecules
- Cocarcinogenesis
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Karyotyping
- Lung Neoplasms
- Mutation
- Neoplasm Metastasis
- Phenotype
- Prognosis
- Smoking