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Small cell carcinoma

Small cell carcinoma, also called oat cell carcinoma, can create its own hormones, which alter body chemistry.

Review Date: 7/31/2006

Reviewd By: Rita Nanda, M.D., Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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