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| Micro = stippled chromatin, high [[NC ratio]] with scant basophilic cytoplasm, typically small cells (~2x [[RBC]] diameter), +/-nuclear moulding, smudgy appearance [[Azzopardi phenonmenon]], necrosis, [[mitoses]] | |||
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| Stains = chromogranin +ve, synaptophysin +ve, CD56 +ve, NSE +ve, TTF-1 +ve | |||
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| Clinicalhx = [[smoking]] - usually a long history, heavy | |||
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| Prevalence = not common | |||
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| Prognosis = poor | |||
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| ClinDDx = other lung tumours ([[squamous cell carcinoma of the lung]]), metastatic tumours | |||
| Tx = medical (chemotherapy) | |||
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'''Small cell carcinoma of the lung''', also '''small cell lung carcinoma''' (abbreviated '''SCLC''')<ref name=pmid20943645/> is an aggressive [[malignant]] [[Lung tumours|tumour of the lung]]. It is strongly associated with [[smoking]]. | '''Small cell carcinoma of the lung''', also '''small cell lung carcinoma''' (abbreviated '''SCLC''')<ref name=pmid20943645/> is an aggressive [[malignant]] [[Lung tumours|tumour of the lung]]. It is strongly associated with [[smoking]]. | ||