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Assessment of EGFR and KRAS mutation status from FNAs and core-needle biopsies of non-small cell lung cancer.
Cancer cytopathology - 1 Apr 2015
Lozano Maria D, Labiano Tania, Echeveste Jose, Gurpide Alfonso, Martín-Algarra Salvador, Zhang Guili, Sharma Abha, Palma John F
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BACKGROUND: Molecular testing to determine gene mutation status is now the recommended standard of care for patients with advanced or metastatic Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Because the majority of patients with NSCLC present with metastatic disease, minimally invasive procedures are necessary for diagnosis, staging, and molecular analysis. However, the resulting samples have perceived limitations in the...
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