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Stepwise addition of genetic changes correlated with histological change from "well-differentiated" to "sarcomatoid" phenotypes: a case report.
BMC cancer - 19 Jan 2017
Goto Taichiro, Hirotsu Yosuke, Mochizuki Hitoshi, Nakagomi Takahiro, Oyama Toshio, Amemiya Kenji, Omata Masao
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BACKGROUND: Sarcomatoid cancer is defined by the World Health Organization as a category of non-small cell lung cancers with sarcoma or sarcoma-like differentiation. They are characterized by poor prognosis and resistance to conventional chemotherapy. However, the mutational profile of sarcomatoid cancer remains yet to be elucidated. Sarcomatoid cancers are usually biphasic tumors composed of carcinomatous and...
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