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Synchronous non-small cell lung cancers: diagnostic yield can be improved by histologic and genetic methods.
Annals of surgical oncology - 1 Dec 2014
Zhang Yiliang, Hu Haichuan, Wang Rui, Ye Ting, Pan Yunjian, Wang Lei, Zhang Yang, Li Hang, Li Yuan, Shen Lei, Yu Yongfu, Sun Yihua, Chen Haiquan, Garfield David
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PURPOSE: Current criteria for identification of synchronous non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLCs) may be confusing in patients with lymphatic metastases. This study was aimed at investigating the strategy using both the new histologic classification and driver-mutational testing to define multiple primary lung cancers. METHODS: Prospectively collected data of surgical patients with synchronous NSCLCs were...
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