Frequent EGFR mutations in malignant pleural effusion of lung adenocarcinoma
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Frequent EGFR mutations in malignant pleural effusion of lung adenocarcinoma Shang-Gin Wu, Chien-Hung Gow, Chong-Jen Yu, Yih-Leong Chang, Chih-Hsin Yang, Ya-chieh Hsu, Jin-Yuan Shih*, Yung-Chie Lee, Pan-Chyr Yang 1 Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. 2 Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Lotung Poh-Ai Hospital, Yi-Lan, Taiwan. 3 Department of Pathology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. 4 Department of Oncology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. 5 Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
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تاریخ انتشار 2008