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Comparative mutational profiling in the assessment of lung lesions: should it be the standard of care?
The Annals of thoracic surgery - 1 Aug 2010
Moffatt-Bruce Susan D, Ross Patrick, Leon Marino E, He Gang, Finkelstein Sydney D, Vaida Alexandru M, Iwenofu O Hans, Frankel Wendy L, Hitchcock Charles L
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BACKGROUND: Discerning primary versus metastatic lung lesions is problematic. Comparative mutational profiling (CMP) involves genetic and point mutation analysis of lesions to facilitate this. We sought to review our experience in cases of two lung lesions or head and neck cancer and lung lesions to determine whether a significantly clinical problem existed, what standard processes were in place to address it,...
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