Clinical utility of EGFR gene mutation analysis with cytological materials from bronchoscopy not histological materials

K. Nakata, Y. Kotani, Y. Hatakeyama, N. Tomita, N. Hazeki, A. Sakashita, K. Kobayashi, Y. Funada, Y. Nishimura (Kobe, Japan)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Progress in endoscopy for the diagnosis of lung cancer
Session: Progress in endoscopy for the diagnosis of lung cancer
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 1977
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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K. Nakata, Y. Kotani, Y. Hatakeyama, N. Tomita, N. Hazeki, A. Sakashita, K. Kobayashi, Y. Funada, Y. Nishimura (Kobe, Japan). Clinical utility of EGFR gene mutation analysis with cytological materials from bronchoscopy not histological materials. Eur Respir J 2011; 38: Suppl. 55, 1977

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