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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
There are no [[Magnetic resonance imaging|MRI]] findings associated with small cell carcinoma. However, an [[Magnetic resonance imaging|MRI]] may be helpful in the [[diagnosis]] of the [[Complication (medicine)|complications]] of small cell carcinoma, which include [[brain]] [[metastasis]]. [[Brain]] imaging is mandatory for [[Cancer staging|staging]] purposes in all [[Patient|patients]] with small cell lung cancer. | |||
==MRI== | ==MRI== | ||
*There are no [[Magnetic resonance imaging|MRI]] findings associated with small cell carcinoma. | |||
*However, an [[MRI]] may be helpful in the [[diagnosis]] of the [[Complication (medicine)|complications]] of small cell carcinoma, which include:<ref name="SimonWagner2003">{{cite journal|last1=Simon|first1=George R.|last2=Wagner|first2=Henry|title=Small Cell Lung Cancer*|journal=Chest|volume=123|issue=1|year=2003|pages=259S–271S|issn=00123692|doi=10.1378/chest.123.1_suppl.259S}}</ref> | |||
**[[Brain]] [[metastasis]] | |||
*[[Brain]] imaging is mandatory for [[Cancer staging|staging]] purposes in all [[Patient|patients]] with small cell lung cancer.<ref name="NCCN">[http://www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/f_guidelines_nojava.asp NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology. Small Cell Lung Cancer, version 2.2014] </ref> | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Dildar Hussain, MBBS [2]
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
- 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:[1]
- Brain imaging is mandatory for staging purposes in all patients with small cell lung cancer.[2]
References
- ↑ Simon, George R.; Wagner, Henry (2003). "Small Cell Lung Cancer*". Chest. 123 (1): 259S–271S. doi:10.1378/chest.123.1_suppl.259S. ISSN 0012-3692.
- ↑ NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology. Small Cell Lung Cancer, version 2.2014