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Incidental diagnosis of pulmonary cryptococcosis by rebiopsy for epidermal growth factor receptor T790M mutation: A case report.
Thoracic cancer - 1 Jan 2023
Kobe Hiroshi, Yokoe Shinya, Ishida Tadashi
Abstract excerpt
Cryptococcosis is an invasive fungal infection that can occur in cancer patients. A case of pulmonary cryptococcosis in a patient treated with erlotinib + ramucirumab for epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) L858R point mutation-positive non-small cell lung cancer is presented. During chemotherapy, a new pulmonary nodule was found and considered progressive disease. Examination of the biopsy specimen taken to...
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