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NON-SMALL-CELL-LUNG-CANCER


check date: 27/08/2001
checker: Pamela
subject field: medicine: disease
origination date: 19/02/2001
originator: Maribel

Conceptual Structures
ISAMALIGNANT-NEOPLASM-OF-TRACHEA-BRONCHUS-AND-LUNG
SUBCLASSESADENOCARCINOMA-OF-THE-LUNG
LARGE-CELL-CARCINOMA
PANCOAST-TUMOR
SQUAMOUS-CELL-LUNG-CANCER
DESCENDANTSADENOCARCINOMA-OF-THE-LUNG
LARGE-CELL-CARCINOMA
PANCOAST-TUMOR
SQUAMOUS-CELL-LUNG-CANCER
ANCESTORSALL
CHANGE-STATE
CHANGE-STATE-ANIMAL
DISEASE-EVENT
EVENT
HAVE-NEOPLASM
LIVING-EVENT
MALIGNANT-NEOPLASM
MALIGNANT-NEOPLASM-BY-BODY-PART
MALIGNANT-NEOPLASM-OF-RESPIRATORY-AND-INTRATHORACIC-ORGANS-
MALIGNANT-NEOPLASM-OF-TRACHEA-BRONCHUS-AND-LUNG
PHYSICAL-EVENT


English
large cell carcinomadefinition: see nonsmall cell lung cancer. (en)
term type: synonym
part of speech: noun
number: singular
reliability code: 9
nonsmall cell lung cancerdefinition: malignant neoplasm in which cancer cells are found in the tissue of the lungs. Its known causes are smoking, passive smoking and exposure to radon. It usually shows no symptoms until it is fairly advanced. Its main symptoms are: chronic cough, wheezing unrelated to asthma, fever, weakness, weight loss, and chest pain. Procedures used in the diagnosis include X ray, CT scan, bronchoscopy, percutaneous needle biopsy and needle aspiration biopsy. Although treatment depends on the stage of the disease and the general health state, it includes surgery and radiation therapy. (en)
term type: main entry term
part of speech: noun
number: singular
reliability code: 9
context (x): i_nsmclc.txt

origination date: 13/06/2002
originator: Arianne
NSCLCdefinition: see nonsmall lung cancer. (en)
term type: acronym
part of speech: noun
number: singular
reliability code: 9
large cell lung cancerdefinition: see nonsmall lung cancer. (en)
term type: synonym
part of speech: noun
number: singular
reliability code: 9
undifferentiated large cell lung cancerterm type: synonym
part of speech: noun
number: singular
reliability code: 9
definition: see nonsmall cell lung cancer (en)

Spanish
cáncer de pulmón no microcíticoterm type: main entry term
gender: masculine
number: singular
reliability code: 9
definition: neoplasia maligna de pulmón. Se conoce que el tabaco y la exposición a químicos como el radón son causas de este cáncer. No suele mostrar síntomas hasta que está bastante avanzado. Sus síntomas principales son: tos crónica, disnea, sibilencias no asociadas a asma, fiebre, debilidad, pérdida de peso y dolor de pecho. Los procedimientos utilizados en el diagnóstico son rayos X, TAC, broncoscopia, biopsia percutánea, biopsia PAAF. Aunque el tratamiento depende de la etapa de la enfermedad y el estado general del paciente, incluye cirugía y radioterapia. (es)
context (x): e_cpnmic.txt

origination date: 12/06/2002
originator: Arianne
CPNCPdefinition: ver cáncer de pulmón no microcítico. (es)
term type: acronym
part of speech: noun
gender: masculine
number: singular
reliability code: 9