MeSH definition : A carcinoma discovered by Dr. Margaret R. Lewis of the Wistar Institute in 1951. This
tumor originated spontaneously as a carcinoma of the lung of a C57BL mouse. The tumor
does not appear to be grossly hemorrhagic and the majority of the tumor tissue is
a semifirm homogeneous mass. (From Cancer Chemother Rep 2 1972 Nov;(3)1:325) It is
also called 3LL and LLC and is used as a transplantable malignancy.;
MeSH synonym : lewis lung carcinoma; lung carcinoma, lewis;
MeSH annotation : exper neopl; do not confuse text ref LLC for Lewis Lung Carcinoma with LLC-PK1 CELLS
where LLC stands for Lilly Laboratories Cell; /blood supply /chem /second /secret
/ultrastruct permitted; don't forget check tag ANIMALS;
A carcinoma discovered by Dr. Margaret R. Lewis of the Wistar Institute in 1951. This
tumor originated spontaneously as a carcinoma of the lung of a C57BL mouse. The tumor
does not appear to be grossly hemorrhagic and the majority of the tumor tissue is
a semifirm homogeneous mass. (From Cancer Chemother Rep 2 1972 Nov;(3)1:325) It is
also called 3LL and LLC and is used as a transplantable malignancy.