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Membrane-bound estrogen receptor-α expression and epidermal growth factor receptor mutation are associated with a poor prognosis in lung adenocarcinoma patients.
World journal of surgical oncology - 11 Jul 2012
Shimizu Katsuhiko, Hirami Yuji, Saisho Shinsuke, Yukawa Takuro, Maeda Ai, Yasuda Koichiro, Nakata Masao
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BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study is to clarify the correlations between the expression of membrane-bound estrogen receptor-α (mERα) and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation and clinicopathological factors, especially in relation to the prognosis, in patients with lung adenocarcinoma. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective review of the data of 51 lung adenocarcinoma patients with tumors measuring...
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