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Long-term disease-free survival of a patient with synchronous bilateral lung adenocarcinoma displaying different EGFR and C-MYC molecular characteristics.
Chest - 1 Nov 2011
Graziano Paolo, Cardillo Giuseppe, Mancuso Andrea, Paone Gregorino, Gasbarra Rita, De Marinis Filippo, Leone Alvaro
Abstract excerpt
The main difficulty with multiple lung tumors is distinguishing synchronous and metachronous lesions from second independent primary tumors, particularly when dealing with the same histologic type. Challenging diagnostic hurdles may explain, at least in part, the extremely variable (0%-79%) 5-year survival rate. We present a case report of a patient with synchronous primary adenocarcinoma treated with surgery...
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