The 5-year survival of patients with small cell lung cancer is only 5%. The staging of small cell lung cancer is divided into limited stage and extensive stage (Box 64-3). Limited stage refers to disease that can be confined to one radiation port. At the time of presentation, ...
Small-celllung cancer(SCLC) is a disease in which cells in your lung begin growing out of control. It starts in nerve cells or cells that make hormones. About 10% to 15% of lung cancer cases are small-cell. The other kind is called non-small-cell lung cancer. They’re different in ...
Staging cancer provides important information about the outlook of the patient's condition and helps the doctor plan the best treatment. Although doctors stage other cancers from stage I to stage IV, small-cell lung cancer is classified into two stages. Limited stage: In this stage, the tumor ...
Treatment of extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer People with extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer are treated with combination chemotherapy. The combination ofetoposideplus either cisplatin orcarboplatinis the most widely used regimen. Radiation therapy may be used for relief of the following sympto...
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What is non-small cell lung cancer?Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common type of lung cancer.What are the subtypes of NSCLC?Squamous cell carcinoma is found in cells that line the airways of the lungs. It is usually found in the middle of the lung. Adenocarcinoma is ...
We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of PET scan in detecting distant metastases in the long term follow up of asymptomatic patients operated for non-small cell lung cancer [NSCLC]. Material and Method: PET scan was performed to sixty five asymptomatic patients. The patients who had a ...
Knoepp UW, James G. CT and PET imaging in non-small cell lung cancer Ravenel Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 2005 Dec 27;Knoepp UW, Ravenel JG. CT. and PET imaging in non-small cell lung cancer. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2006; 58 :15-30....
Facility-level analysis of PET scanning for staging among US veterans with non-small cell lung cancerBackground: PET scanning has been shown in randomiMichael K. Gould MD, FCCP aTodd H. Wagner PhD cEllen M. Schultz MS dXiangyan Xu MS e...