Abstract
No prognostic factors could be identified that influence survival in patients with small cell carcinoma undergoing traditional therapy. These findings identified small cell carcinoma (1) as a distinct disease entity with reference to non-small cell carcinoma, (2) as a nonsurgical disease, and (3) as a disease demanding systemic treatment.
Publication types
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / pathology*
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Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / surgery
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Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / therapy
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Carcinoma, Small Cell / pathology*
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Carcinoma, Small Cell / surgery
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Carcinoma, Small Cell / therapy
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Female
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Humans
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Lung Neoplasms / pathology*
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Lung Neoplasms / surgery
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Lung Neoplasms / therapy
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Neoplasm Invasiveness
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Neoplasm Metastasis
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Prognosis
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Remission, Spontaneous
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Time Factors