Diseases

Bronchogenic Carcinoma

Malignant neoplasm arising from the epithelium of the BRONCHI. It represents a large group of epithelial lung malignancies which can be divided into two clinical groups: SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER and NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG CARCINOMA.

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Abstract

Malignant neoplasm arising from the epithelium of the BRONCHI. It represents a large group of epithelial lung malignancies which can be divided into two clinical groups: SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER and NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG CARCINOMA.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Carcinoma, Bronchial
  • Carcinoma, Bronchogenic
  • Bronchial Carcinoma
  • Bronchial Carcinomas
  • Bronchogenic Carcinomas
  • Carcinomas, Bronchial
  • Carcinomas, Bronchogenic

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39 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate IM with LUNG NEOPLASMS (IM), not BRONCHIAL NEOPLASMS; do not confuse entry term CARCINOMA, BRONCHIAL with BRONCHIAL NEOPLASMS

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Bronchogenic Carcinoma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002283. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002283
  2. Bronchogenic Carcinoma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18556109