If there is only one tumor and cancer has not yet spread to other parts of the body, surgery may be an option. However, with SCLC, this is rare, and surgery may not help at all. If the choice is surgery, the doctor may perform different types of surgery. These include a pneumonectomy, a lobectomy, a segmentectomy or a sleeve resection.

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