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This subject may be introduced by considering the common histological types of bronchial carcinoma: squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma (including alveolar cell carcinoma), undifferentiated types (including large cell anaplastic), and small cell carcinoma. One might then advance in respect of surgical treatment a simple rule of thumb: in squamous cell, adeno-, and undifferentiated carcinomas: operate; in small cell carcinoma: don’t operate.
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Wright, N.L. (1984). Role of Surgery. In: Duncan, W. (eds) Lung Cancer. Recent Results in Cancer Research, vol 92. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82218-6_8
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