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Small cell lung cancer

Case contributed by Natalie Yang
Diagnosis certain
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Small cell lung cancer with multiple pulmonary nodules and extensive mediastinal nodal metastases.

Case Discussion

Small cell lung cancer with multiple pulmonary nodules and extensive mediastinal nodal metastases confirmed on biopsy.

Histopathology

Good needle cores show sheets of small hyperchromatic cells with nuclear molding and smeared chromatin characteristic of small cell anaplastic (oat cell) carcinoma.

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