A Case of <i>EGFR</i> Mutation-positive Combined Small-cell Lung Carcinoma in a Nonsmoker in Whom Palliative Treatment with Gefitinib Was Successful
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عنوان ژورنال: Haigan
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0386-9628,1348-9992
DOI: 10.2482/haigan.56.124