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Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Lung with an EGFR Mutation.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 1 Jan 2016
Fujita Masaki, Matsumoto Takemasa, Hirano Ryosuke, Uchino Junji, Hirota Takako, Yamaguchi Etsuro, Kubo Akihito, Yokoi Toyoharu, Nabeshima Kazuki, Watanabe Kentaro
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An 80-year-old woman was referred to our hospital due to the presence of a mass that was identified on a chest X-ray. A further investigation demonstrated advanced adenoid cystic carcinoma of the lungs. Anti-cancer chemotherapy with docetaxel was carried out and the lesion remained as stable disease. Subsequently, pleural effusion was detected, and an investigation of the pleural effusion revealed the existence...
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