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Young Male with Fanconi Anemia and EGFR

Young Male with Fanconi Anemia and EGFR Journal of Thoracic Oncology  • Volume 9, Number 11, November 2014 Letters to the Editor adopted for investigating noncalcified mediastinum, bilateral pulmonary nod- How to Minimize  2,4 nodules, and when positive cases are ules, and mediastinal lymphadenopathy Harms of Lung Cancer  routinely discussed at multidisciplinary (Fig. 1). Lung biopsy and positron emis- meetings. sion tomography scan confirmed stage Screening Our change in FP definition may IV (T4N2M1a) squamous cell carcinoma be important because the low specific- of the lung. Tumor tissue samples ana- ity characteristic of the old FP defini- lyzed locally using Multiplex polymerase To the Editor: tion may adversely affect the perception chain reaction/mass spectroscopy did not I appreciated the recent editorial of the public and health policy-makers reveal activating mutations in the panel of Menezes and Roberts on the harms regarding the risks and benefits of lung of genes tested (Table 1). of lung cancer screening. I also appre- cancer screening. Because of the contraindication ciated their comments on our paper of DNA cross-linking agents in the set- published in the same issue. I agree ting of FA, the patient initially received that we need to identify strategies to Giulia Veronesi, MD reduced doses of gemcitabine and mitigate the negative physical and psy- Division of Thoracic Surgery http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Thoracic Oncology Wolters Kluwer Health

Young Male with Fanconi Anemia and EGFR

Lopez-Chavez, Ariel
Journal of Thoracic Oncology , Volume 9 (11) – Nov 1, 2014
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Copyright © 2014 by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
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1556-0864
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10.1097/JTO.0000000000000351
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25436812
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Abstract

Journal of Thoracic Oncology  • Volume 9, Number 11, November 2014 Letters to the Editor adopted for investigating noncalcified mediastinum, bilateral pulmonary nod- How to Minimize  2,4 nodules, and when positive cases are ules, and mediastinal lymphadenopathy Harms of Lung Cancer  routinely discussed at multidisciplinary (Fig. 1). Lung biopsy and positron emis- meetings. sion tomography scan confirmed stage Screening Our change in FP definition may IV (T4N2M1a) squamous cell carcinoma be important because the low specific- of the lung. Tumor tissue samples ana- ity characteristic of the old FP defini- lyzed locally using Multiplex polymerase To the Editor: tion may adversely affect the perception chain reaction/mass spectroscopy did not I appreciated the recent editorial of the public and health policy-makers reveal activating mutations in the panel of Menezes and Roberts on the harms regarding the risks and benefits of lung of genes tested (Table 1). of lung cancer screening. I also appre- cancer screening. Because of the contraindication ciated their comments on our paper of DNA cross-linking agents in the set- published in the same issue. I agree ting of FA, the patient initially received that we need to identify strategies to Giulia Veronesi, MD reduced doses of gemcitabine and mitigate the negative physical and psy- Division of Thoracic Surgery

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Published: Nov 1, 2014

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