Small cell lung carcinoma

Therapeutic area
Oncology
Rare disease
Yes

Definition
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a highly aggressive malignant neoplasm, accounting for 10-15% of lung cancer cases, characterized byrapid growth, and early metastasis. SCLC usually manifests as a large hilar mass with bulky mediastinal lymphadenopathy presenting clinically with chest pain, persistent cough, dyspnea, wheezing, hoarseness, hemoptysis, loss of appetite, weight loss, and neurological and endocrine paraneoplastic syndromes. SCLC is primarily reported in elderly people with a history of long-term tobacco exposure.
Genetic basis
Yes
Non-human condition
No
Rare disease
Yes
Listing at source
Listed
Condition name
Small cell lung carcinoma
Therapeutic area
Oncology

  • small cell lung carcinoma
  • SCLC
  • oat cell carcinoma
  • oat cell carcinoma (morphologic abnormality)
  • poorly differentiated endocrine neoplasm
  • Small cell lung cancer
  • lung oat cell carcinoma
  • lung small cell carcinoma
  • lung small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma
  • oat cell carcinoma of lung
  • oat cell carcinoma of the lung
  • oat cell lung carcinoma
  • small cell cancer of the lung, somatic
  • small cell carcinoma of lung
  • small cell carcinoma of the lung
  • small cell lung cancer
  • small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of lung
  • small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the lung
  • small-cell cancer of lung
  • SCLC1

Severity
Severe

  • Endocrinology
  • Oncology
  • Pulmonology

MONDO ID
Parent condition
MONDO:0000402

Related records

Broader conditions (27)

Narrower conditions (3)

Trials (1,262)

Approved drugs (7)

Drugs in development (228)

Other linked drugs (3)