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A 50-year-old male asked:

Is it true that the primary tumor in small cell lung cancer is often occult? does this mean even a ct scan can't see it? do we only detect on spread

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Dr. Michael Gabor
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At some point: in its development, every cancer is "occult" because it originates on a microscopic level. CT has a high sensitivity for detecting lung cancer, approximately 95%, so CT will detect the vast majority of lung cancers.
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