Combined small cell lung carcinoma and giant cell carcinoma: a case report

Combined small cell lung carcinoma and giant cell carcinoma: a case report

Abstract Background Combined small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) is defined as SCLC combined with elements of non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC), accounting for approximately 30% of cases of SCLC. However, combined SCLC and giant cell carcinoma (GC) is very rare. Case presentation A 50-year-old woma...

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Main Authors: Tomohito Saito, Koji Tsuta, Kento J. Fukumoto, Hiroshi Matsui, Toshifumi Konobu, Yoshitaro Torii, Takashi Yokoi, Takayasu Kurata, Hiroaki Kurokawa, Yoshiko Uemura, Yukihito Saito, Tomohiro Murakawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-03-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Combined small cell carcinoma
Giant cell carcinoma
Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-017-0328-9

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