oat cell carcinoma

oat cell carcinoma
Form of carcinoma of the lung in which the cells are small, spindle-shaped and dark-staining. May derive from argyrophilic APUD cells of the mucosa and certainly tends to be associated with endocrine symptoms.

Dictionary of molecular biology. 2004.

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