Gender Does Not Have a Potential Predictive Value for the Presence of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Mutation in Lung Adenocarcinoma
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52372#.VJODucCAM4 Author(s) Masaki Tomita * , Takanori Ayabe , Eiichi Chosa , Katsuya Kawagoe , Kunihide Nakamura Affiliation(s) Department of Surgery II, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan . ABSTRACT Background: Previous studies reported that non-small cell carcinoma patients characterized by female gender, never-smoking status and adenocarcinoma histology were more likely to harbor epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations. However, some studies failed to find the relationship between EGFR mutation and gender. Methods: One hundred and eighty-four consecutive patients (90 men and 94 women) of re...