Adequacy and complications of computed tomography-guided core needle biopsy on non-small cell lung cancers for epidermal growth factor receptor mutations demonstration: 18-gauge or 20-gauge biopsy needle.

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INTRODUCTION: To compare adequacy of tissue acquisition for EGFR DNA mutation analysis and the resulting complications in CT-guided lung biopsy cases with either 18-gauge or 20-gauge core biopsy needle. METHODS: Forty-seven patients with advanced staged non-small cell lung cancers who were failur...

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