Article
Clinicopathologic and molecular characteristics of lung adenocarcinoma arising in young patients.
Journal of Korean medical science - 1 Sept 2012
Kim Lucia, Kim Kyu Ho, Yoon Yong Han, Ryu Jeong Seon, Choi Suk Jin, Park In Suh, Han Jee Young, Kim Joon Mee, Chu Young Chae
Abstract excerpt
Lung cancer rarely occurs in young patients. Recent studies have demonstrated that epidemiologic data are closely correlated to some molecular characteristics. We investigated the clinicopathologic characteristics of lung adenocarcinoma in young patients and evaluated immunohistochemically detected epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation status and anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) positivity. Among lung...
Topics
- Adenocarcinoma
- Adenocarcinoma of Lung
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase
- ErbB Receptors
- Female
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
