Original Article

Small Cell Lung Cancer: Time to Diagnosis and Treatment

Objectives: Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is the most rapidly progressive form of lung cancer, and delays in treatment may increase the tumor burden. We determined the time from abnormal radiograph to diagnosis and treatment for patients with SCLC and investigated the effect of emergent presentation, stage, radiographic findings, and…

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Case Report

Small Cell Lung Cancer with Paraneoplastic Lipase Production

Kulchitsky cells represent the cells of origin of small cell lung cancer (SCLC). They display an antigenic makeup characteristic of both the neural crest and epithelium and have been shown to secrete both polypeptide hormones and enzymes. The coexistence of two or more (concomitant or sequential) paraneoplastic endocrine syndromes is…

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