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Arriving at the Right Diagnosis in an Era of Precision Medicine
In the era of precision medicine and targeted therapy, diagnostic inaccuracy can have tremendous ramifications. We present the case of a 61-year-old man initially diagnosed with small cell lung cancer by pathology. Prior to initiating chemotherapy, multidisciplinary discussions led to an amendment o...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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S. Karger AG
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5057066/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27752243 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000447351 |
| Sumario: | In the era of precision medicine and targeted therapy, diagnostic inaccuracy can have tremendous ramifications. We present the case of a 61-year-old man initially diagnosed with small cell lung cancer by pathology. Prior to initiating chemotherapy, multidisciplinary discussions led to an amendment of the diagnosis to medullary thyroid cancer. |
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