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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005;27:734
© 2005 Elsevier Science NL

Letter to the Editor

A combined small cell carcinoma of the lung containing three components: small cell, spindle cell and squamous cell carcinoma, revisited

Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35111, Egypt

Received 1 December 2004; accepted 6 January 2005.

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Key Words: Combined small cell carcinoma • Bronchoscopy • Immunohistochemical study

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We read with interest the article titled ‘A combined small cell carcinoma of the lung containing three components: small cell, spindle cell and squamous cell carcinoma’ [1] case report, but we have some comments.

About the rarity of combined small cell carcinomas, Adelstein et al. [2] noted that 10% of their patients with SCLC had another major type of NSCLC present. Other investigators have observed that the incidence of the presence of areas of non-small cell carcinoma . . . [Full Text of this Article]