small cell carcinoma
MONDO:0000402Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names small cell carcinoma yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A neuroendocrine carcinoma composed of small malignant cells which are often said to resemble "oat cells" under the microscope. Small cell carcinoma most often affects the lungs. Clinically, this is often a rapidly growing cancer that spreads to distant sites early.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0000402), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
- Narrower terms (18)
- ampulla of vater small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma
- Bartholin gland small cell carcinoma
- cervical small cell carcinoma
- colon small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma
- endometrial small cell carcinoma
- esophageal small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma
- extrahepatic bile duct small cell adenocarcinoma
- gallbladder small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma
- gastric small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma
- laryngeal small cell carcinoma
- ovarian small cell carcinoma
- pancreatic small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma
- prostate small cell carcinoma
- salivary gland small cell carcinoma
- small cell lung carcinoma
- thymus small cell carcinoma
- ureter small cell carcinoma
- urinary bladder small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma
Other names
7 names
Resolves to: small cell carcinoma
- Also called
- oat cell canceroat cell carcinomasmall cell cancersmall cell car. (extrapulmonary)small cell carcinoma (extrapulmonary)small cell NECsmall cell neuroendocrine carcinoma