Systemic Nocardiosis Mimicking Disease Flare-up after Discontinuation of Gefitinib in a Patient with EGFR-Mutant Lung Cancer / 결핵및호흡기질환
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
;
: 271-273, 2014.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-159751
ABSTRACT
Disease flare-up after discontinuing epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) has been considered as a critical issue in lung cancer patients who have experienced radiologic progression after showing initial durable response. This is a case of systemic nocardiosis that occurred after chronic steroid use for radionecrosis from stereotactic radiosurgery. It was initially thought as a disease flare-up after stopping EGFR-TKI.
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Main subject:
Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
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Radiosurgery
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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
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ErbB Receptors
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Lung Neoplasms
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Nocardia Infections
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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