The management of small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) evolved rapidly through the 1980s, but has stalled since then. The relative roles of surgery and radiotherapy in this former systemic disease have been worked out well. The chemotherapy of SCLC has progressed less rapidly. This article discusses the latest developments in each modality of treatment of SCLC and summarizes current treatment strategies.

Vol. 26 No. 3, 2014 419 Received February 5, 2013, Revised June 24, 2013, Accepted for publication June 25, 2013 Corresponding author: You Chan Kim, Department of Dermatology, Ajou University School of Medicine, 164 WorldCup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 443-380, Korea. Tel: 82-31-219-5190, Fax: 82-31-219-5189, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of t...

DESCRIPTION A 52-year-old heavy smoker presented with history of abdominal pain of 2month duration. He developed cough and streaky haemoptysis for 15 days. Physical examination revealed mildly tender and enlarged nodular liver palpable upto the right iliac fossa. Contrast-enhanced CT examination of the thorax and abdomen (figure 1A) was performed which showed a right upper lobe lung mass (figur...