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Use of CT-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy in epidermal growth factor receptor mutation analysis in patients with advanced lung cancer.
Acta radiologica (Stockholm, Sweden : 1987) - 1 Dec 2011
Zhuang Yi-Ping, Wang Hai-Yan, Shi Mei-Qi, Zhang Jin, Feng Yong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The safety of using a cutting needle when performing a core-needle biopsy is of major concern, in particular for small lung tumors or tumors near the hilum. PURPOSE: To investigate the usefulness of CT-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) of the lung in obtaining tumor tissue for epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation analysis in advanced lung cancer patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS:...
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