National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma
Synonyms

non-small cell lung cancer

Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma

Non-Small Cell Carcinoma of Lung

Non-Small Cell Cancer of Lung

Non-small cell lung cancer, NOS

Non-Small Cell Cancer of the Lung

Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

NSCLC - Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Non Small Cell Lung Cancer NOS

Non-Small Cell Carcinoma of the Lung

NSCLC

Definitions

A group of at least three distinct histological types of lung cancer, including non-small cell squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, and large cell carcinoma. Non-small cell lung carcinomas have a poor response to conventional chemotherapy.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C2926

ALT_DEFINITION

A group of lung cancers that are named for the kinds of cells found in the cancer and how the cells look under a microscope. The three main types of non-small cell lung cancer are squamous cell carcinoma, large cell carcinoma, and adenocarcinoma. Non-small cell lung cancer is the most common kind of lung cancer.

code

C2926

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C138190

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C156952

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C175325

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C103090

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C156966

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116977

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C192842

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C126659

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C118168

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C165258

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C102905

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C138188

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C158520

Contributing_Source

Cellosaurus

CPTAC

CTEP

CTRP

DEFINITION

A group of at least three distinct histological types of lung cancer, including non-small cell squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, and large cell carcinoma. Non-small cell lung carcinomas have a poor response to conventional chemotherapy.

Display_Name

Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma

FULL_SYN

non-small cell lung cancer

Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma

Non-Small Cell Carcinoma of Lung

Non-Small Cell Cancer of Lung

Non-small cell lung cancer, NOS

Non-Small Cell Cancer of the Lung

Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

NSCLC - Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Non Small Cell Lung Cancer NOS

Non-Small Cell Carcinoma of the Lung

NSCLC

label

Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma

Legacy Concept Name

Non-Small_Cell_Lung_Carcinoma

Neoplasm_Has_Special_Category

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C9292

Neoplastic_Status

Malignant

Preferred_Name

Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C2926

Semantic_Type

Neoplastic Process

UMLS_CUI

C0007131

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C65151

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C4878

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