Orbital metastasis secondary to pulmonary adenocarcinoma treated with gefitinib: a case report
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Orbital metastasis secondary to pulmonary adenocarcinoma treated with gefitinib: a case report
UNLABELLED INTRODUCTION Orbital metastases of lung cancer are rare. However, because the number of patients diagnosed with lung cancer is increasing, the probability that a physician will see a patient with an orbital metastasis is also increasing. Unfortunately, the clinical course and response of these patients to cytotoxic chemotherapy are generally poor and keeping a patient's quality of...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Case Reports
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-6-353