Transformation to Small Cell Lung Cancer of Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma: Clinicopathologic Analysis of Six Cases

• Main Authors: Soomin Ahn (Author), Soo Hyun Hwang (Author), Joungho Han (Author), Yoon-La Choi (Author), Se-Hoon Lee (Author), Jin Seok Ahn (Author), Keunchil Park (Author), Myung-Ju Ahn (Author), Woong-Yang Park (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Pathologists & the Korean Society for Cytopathology, 2016-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are considered the first line treatment for a subset of EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. Although transformation to small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is one of the known mechanisms of resistanc...