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Letter

Small cell lung cancer with an epidermal growth factor receptor mutation in primary gefitinib-resistant adenocarcinoma of the lung

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Pages 557-559 | Received 21 Sep 2011, Accepted 24 Oct 2011, Published online: 30 Nov 2011

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