The importance of EGFR mutation testing in squamous cell carcinoma or non-small cell carcinoma favor squamous cell carcinoma diagnosed from small lung biopsies

The importance of EGFR mutation testing in squamous cell carcinoma or non-small cell carcinoma favor squamous cell carcinoma diagnosed from small lung biopsies

Abstract Background Adenosquamous carcinoma (ADSC) of the lung, a rare but aggressive subtype of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), is defined as a carcinoma containing components of adenocarcinoma (ADC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SqCC). Mutations of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) are fo...

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Main Authors: Hsiang-Ling Ho, Hua-Lin Kao, Yi-Chen Yeh, Teh-Ying Chou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:Diagnostic Pathology
Subjects:
Lung cancer
EGFR mutation
Squamous cell carcinoma
Adenosquamous carcinoma
Small biopsy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13000-019-0840-2

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