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large-cell carcinoma

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Medical Definition of large-cell carcinoma

: a non-small cell lung cancer usually arising in the bronchi and composed of large undifferentiated cells

— called also large-cell lung carcinoma

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“Large-cell carcinoma.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/large-cell%20carcinoma. Accessed 6 Dec. 2021.

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