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Epidermal growth factor receptor mutation status is strongly associated with smoking status in patients undergoing surgical resection for lung adenocarcinoma.
Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery - 1 Nov 2017
Matsumura Yuki, Owada Yuki, Inoue Takuya, Watanabe Yuzuru, Yamaura Takumi, Fukuhara Mitsuro, Muto Satoshi, Okabe Naoyuki, Hasegawa Takeo, Hoshino Mika, Osugi Jun, Higuchi Mitsunori, Suzuki Hiroyuki
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OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this analysis was to examine the relationship between epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation status and clinicopathological factors in a cohort of patients who underwent surgical resections for lung adenocarcinoma. METHODS: From the patients who underwent surgical resections for primary lung cancers between 2005 and 2012, 371 consecutive adenocarcinoma patients were enrolled...
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