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Integrated Histogenetic Analysis Reveals BAP1-Mutated Epithelioid Mesothelioma in a Patient With Cancer of Unknown Primary.
Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN - 1 Jun 2018
Bochtler Tilmann, Endris Volker, Reiling Anna, Leichsenring Jonas, Schweiger Michal R, Klein Sebastian, Stögbauer Fabian, Goeppert Benjamin, Schirmacher Peter, Krämer Alwin, Stenzinger Albrecht
Abstract excerpt
This case report presents a male patient with epithelioid mesothelioma that was initially misdiagnosed as cancer of unknown primary (CUP) and correctly identified using molecular panel sequencing. The patient had a prior history of colon and breast cancer. To assess the enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes, retrosternal lymphadenectomy was performed in 2016. The lymph nodes were histologically deemed unrelated to the...
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