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[Gefitinib Monotherapy Afforded Long-Term Survival of an Octogenarian Patient with a Postoperative Recurrence of a Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma-A Case Report].
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy - 1 Feb 2023
Kamiyoshihara Mitsuhiro, Igai Hitoshi, Ohsawa Fumi, Numajiri Kazuki
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An 83-year-old(at the time of postoperative recurrence)female clinically diagnosed with primary lung cancer underwent right upper lobectomy and lymph node dissection(ND2a-2). Postoperative pathological staging revealed a Stage ⅠB (pT2aN0M0)adenocarcinoma that was EGFR mutation-positive(exon 21: L858R). Fifty-one months after surgery, the patient developed a mediastinal lymph node metastasis, and radiotherapy was...
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