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Small cell carcinoma of the lung MRI
Introduction
Overview
Overview
There are no MRI findings associated with small cell carcinoma. However, an MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of the complications of small cell carcinoma, which include brain metastasis. Brain imaging is mandatory for staging purposes in all patients with small cell lung cancer.
MRI
MRI
References
References
- ā Simon, George R.; Wagner, Henry (2003). “Small Cell Lung Cancer*”. Chest. 123 (1): 259Sā271S. doi:10.1378/chest.123.1_suppl.259S. ISSNĀ 0012-3692.
- ā NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology. Small Cell Lung Cancer, version 2.2014
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Dildar Hussain, MBBS [2]