| small cell lung cancer | definition: cancer of the tissue of the lungs characterised by cells that are small and round or oval or shaped like grains. It is the most aggressive type of lung cancers. Its main cause is smoking. Other risk factors include exposure to certain industrial chemicals and exposure to radiation. It often shows no symptoms until it is fairly advanced. Some symptoms associated to the disease are blood in the sputum, hoarseness, shortness of breath, wheezing unrelated to asthma, repeated episodes of pneumonia. Procedures used in the diagnosis include chest X-ray, CT scan, bronchoscopy and percutaneous needle biopsy. Treatment depends on the stage of the disease but includes chemotherapy and surgery (in early stages of the disease). (en) number: singular part of speech: noun reliability code: 9 term type: main entry term |
| undifferentiated small cell lung cancer | term type: synonym number: singular part of speech: noun reliability code: 10 definition: see small cell lung cancer (en) |
| SCLC | term type: synonym definition: see small cell lung cancer (en) number: singular part of speech: noun reliability code: 10 |
| cáncer de pulmón de células pequeñas | term type: main entry term part of speech: noun number: singular gender: masculine definition: neoplasia maligna del tejido pulmonar, caracterizada por células que son pequeñas y redondeadas, ovaladas o en forma de pequeños granos. Es el más agresivo de todos los cánceres de pulmón. Su principal causa es el tabaco. La exposición a radiación se puede considerar otro factor de riesgo. Con frecuencia no hay síntomas hasta que está bastante avanzado. Entre los síntomas asociados se encuentran la presencia de sangre en el esputo, la ronquera, dificultad al respirar, sibilancias no asociadas a asma y episodios repetidos de neumonía. Los procedimientos utilizados en el diagnóstico son radiografía de tórax, TAC; broncoscopia y biopsia percutánea. El tratamiento depende del estadio de la enfermedad. En etapas tempranas se puede recurrir a la cirugía y en etapas avanzadas la quimioterapia es el principal tratamiento. (es) |
| cáncer microcítico de pulmón | term type: synonym number: singular number: singular reliability code: 10 gender: masculine definition: véase cáncer de pulmón de células pequeñas (es) |
| CPCP | term type: synonym number: singular part of speech: noun reliability code: 10 gender: masculine definition: véase cáncer de pulmón de células pequeñas (es) |