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Pneumonectomy after response to gefitinib treatment for lung adenocarcinoma.

Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals - 1 Aug 2013

Funakoshi Yasunobu, Takeuchi Yukiyasu, Maeda Hajime

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A 69-year-old Japanese woman who had never smoked had lung adenocarcinoma harboring epidermal growth factor receptor mutation. After 8 months of gefitinib treatment, salvage pneumonectomy was performed. Microscopic examination showed that non-responsive adenocarcinoma remained although necrosis was prominent. Postoperatively, the patient developed empyema that was successfully managed. The postoperative empyema...

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PMID: 24570539
DOI: 10.1177/0218492312462834

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