作者: Emer O. Hanrahan , Bonnie Glisson
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60761-524-8_16
关键词: Lung cancer 、 Internal medicine 、 Prophylactic cranial irradiation 、 Extensive stage 、 Small-cell carcinoma 、 Oncology 、 Lung 、 Etoposide 、 Limited Stage 、 Topotecan 、 Medicine
摘要: Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a malignant epithelial tumor that occurs almost exclusively in smokers. It accounts for approximately 13% of diagnoses the United States annually. For treatment planning, SCLC divided into either limited stage disease (LS-SCLC- is, confined to chest and can be encompassed within tolerable radiation field)- or extensive (ES-SCLC). Approximately 60-70% patients with have (ES-SCLC) at diagnosis. With treatment, median survival times are about 18-30 months LS-SCLC 8-12 ES-SCLC.