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'''Non-small cell [[lung]] carcinoma''', abbreviated '''NSCLC''', is a malignant epithelial neoplasm of the lung that is ''not'' [[small cell carcinoma of the lung]]. | '''Non-small cell [[lung]] carcinoma''', abbreviated '''NSCLC''', is a malignant epithelial neoplasm of the lung that is ''not'' [[small cell carcinoma of the lung]]. | ||
It can be understood as a synonym for '''large cell carcinoma'''. It is umbrella term that includes [[squamous cell carcinoma of lung]], [[adenocarcinoma of the lung]] and [[adenosquamous carcinoma of the lung]].<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Song | first1 = Z. | last2 = Lin | first2 = B. | last3 = Shao | first3 = L. | last4 = Zhang | first4 = Y. | title = Therapeutic efficacy of gefitinib and erlotinib in patients with advanced lung adenosquamous carcinoma. | journal = J Chin Med Assoc | volume = 76 | issue = 9 | pages = 481-5 | month = Sep | year = 2013 | doi = 10.1016/j.jcma.2013.05.007 | PMID = 23769878 }}</ref> | It can be understood as a synonym for '''large cell carcinoma'''; however, usage of the term is discouraged.{{fact}} It is umbrella term that includes [[squamous cell carcinoma of lung]], [[adenocarcinoma of the lung]] and [[adenosquamous carcinoma of the lung]].<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Song | first1 = Z. | last2 = Lin | first2 = B. | last3 = Shao | first3 = L. | last4 = Zhang | first4 = Y. | title = Therapeutic efficacy of gefitinib and erlotinib in patients with advanced lung adenosquamous carcinoma. | journal = J Chin Med Assoc | volume = 76 | issue = 9 | pages = 481-5 | month = Sep | year = 2013 | doi = 10.1016/j.jcma.2013.05.007 | PMID = 23769878 }}</ref> | ||
In the clinical context, it is usually referred to as '''non-small cell lung cancer'''; this ignores the fact that not all non-small cell lung cancer fits into the carcinoma category. | In the clinical context, it is usually referred to as '''non-small cell lung cancer'''; this ignores the fact that not all non-small cell lung cancer fits into the carcinoma category. | ||