Poon P Y, Feld R, Evans W K, Ege G, Yeoh J L, McLoughlin M L
J Comput Assist Tomogr. 1982 Oct;6(5):963-5. doi: 10.1097/00004728-198210000-00016.
Computed tomography (CT) examinations of the brain, liver, and upper abdomen were obtained in 60 previously untreated patients with histologically proven small cell carcinoma of the lung (SCCL). These results, together with clinical findings and laboratory investigations including radionuclide scans, determined the final staging of the patients. Computed tomography changed the stage from limited to extensive disease in three patients and from extensive to limited disease in seven patients. Overall, 10 of 60 patients (16%) had their final stage altered by CT. This study indicates that CT examinations may yield valuable information in some cases of small cell lung cancer but that it is of limited value in the routine staging of these patients.
对60例未经治疗且经组织学证实为肺小细胞癌（SCCL）的患者进行了脑部、肝脏和上腹部的计算机断层扫描（CT）检查。这些结果，连同临床发现以及包括放射性核素扫描在内的实验室检查，确定了患者的最终分期。CT使3例患者的分期从局限期变为广泛期，7例患者的分期从广泛期变为局限期。总体而言，60例患者中有10例（16%）的最终分期因CT而改变。本研究表明，CT检查在某些肺小细胞癌病例中可能会提供有价值的信息，但在这些患者的常规分期中价值有限。
