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Strategic management of transthoracic needle aspirates for histological subtyping and EGFR testing in patients with peripheral lung cancer: An institutional experience.
Diagnostic cytopathology - 1 Jul 2015
Son Choonhee, Kang Eun-Ju, Roh Mee Sook
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BACKGROUND: Lung cancer therapy is personalized based on the histological subtype and molecular status. Totally, 70% of lung cancer patients present in advanced stages and are diagnosed on small biopsy or cytology specimens, hence an accurate but tissue-sparing approach is necessary. This study aimed to demonstrate efficient utilization of cell block (CB) on transthoracic needle aspiration (TTNA) for lung cancer...
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