Terms & Properties

Preferred Name:  Lung Small Cell Carcinoma

Definition:  A highly aggressive carcinoma with neuroendocrine differentiation arising from the lung. It is characterized by the presence of malignant small cells and necrosis. Metastatic disease is usually present at the time of diagnosis.

NCI-GLOSS Definition:  An aggressive (fast-growing) cancer that forms in tissues of the lung and can spread to other parts of the body. The cancer cells look small and oval-shaped when looked at under a microscope.

Display Name:  Small Cell Lung Carcinoma

Label:  Lung Small Cell Carcinoma

NCI Thesaurus Code:  C4917 (Search for linked caDSR metadata)   (search value sets)

NCI Metathesaurus Link:  C0149925  (see NCI Metathesaurus info)

Synonyms & Abbreviations: (see Synonym Details)

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

SCLC

Small Cell Carcinoma of Lung

Small Cell Carcinoma of the Lung

Small Cell Lung Cancer

small cell lung cancer

Small cell lung cancer

Small Cell Lung Carcinoma

Small Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of Lung

Small Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Lung

External Source Codes: 

UMLS CUI

C0149925

Other Properties:

Name	Value (qualifiers indented underneath)
code	C4917
Contributing_Source	Cellosaurus
Contributing_Source	CPTAC
Contributing_Source	CTEP
Contributing_Source	CTRP
Legacy Concept Name	Small_Cell_Lung_Carcinoma
Neoplastic_Status	Malignant
Semantic_Type	Neoplastic Process

Additional Concept Data: 

Defined Fully by Roles: Yes

URL:https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&ns=ncit&code=C4917