small cell carcinoma
- noun
- /smɔl sɛl kɑrɪˈnoʊmə/
- Specialized
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carcinoma de células pequeñas
- After a thorough examination, the pathologist confirmed that the tumor was indeed a small cell carcinoma affecting the lungs.
- small cell carcinoma of the lung
Examples
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Morphologically, it resembles a small cell carcinoma of the lung and should always be differentiated from other small round blue cell tumors.
Academic text (2007) -
The clinical finding, histopathologic features, ultrastructural observation, and immunoprofile were consistent with primary cutaneous MCC rather than a metastatic small cell carcinoma from the lung.
Academic text (2007) -
The doctor explained that he was diagnosed with small cell carcinoma, a severe form of lung cancer.
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Patients with small cell carcinoma often require aggressive treatment due to the cancer's rapid progression.
Synonyms
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A serious lung illness from harmful cell growth often caused by smoking
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A cancer that starts in the skin or inner layer of organs
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Cancer cells that grow without control and can destroy nearby tissue
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A group of harmful cells that grow and spread in the body
A very dangerous cancer that often starts in the lungs and spreads quickly
How Malignant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Each constituent contributes its literal meaning: 'carcinoma' = a cancerous tumor, 'cell' = cellular origin, and 'small' describes the cell size; together they straightforwardly denote a cancer made of small cells. This is a compositional medical noun phrase (cross-linguistically expressed similarly), so a learner who knows the parts can infer the basic meaning even if they lack clinical detail.
Etymology
Small cell carcinoma is named for how it looks under a microscope: the tumor is made of very small cells, and carcinoma means 'cancer' that starts in body cells. So the name tells you it is a cancer of tiny cells, which helps explain why this type often grows and spreads quickly.