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.
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DOID:3908; NCIT:C2926; NSCLC; NSCLC - non-small cell lung cancer; http://identifiers.org/medgen/40104; http://identifiers.org/mesh/D002289; http://identifiers.org/snomedct/254637007; http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0007131; non-small cell cancer of lung; non-small cell cancer of the lung; non-small cell carcinoma of lung; non-small cell carcinoma of the lung; non-small cell lung cancer; non-small cell lung carcinoma (disease)