Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6192520 | Journal of Thoracic Oncology | 2016 | 27 Pages |
Abstract
Clinical and pathologic (i.e., after resection) criteria are presented to identify two foci as separate primary lung cancers versus a metastasis. Few features are definitive; many commonly used characteristics are suggestive but associated with a substantial rate of misclassification. Careful review by a multidisciplinary tumor board, considering all available information, is recommended.
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Authors
Frank C. MD, Wilbur A. MD, Andrew G. MD, Nicolas MD, Douglas A. MD, William D. MD, Peter J. MD, Edith M. MD, Jessica S. MD, Lynn T. MD, Valerie W. MD, Hisao MD, Ramón MD,