Neither inadequacy of biopsy nor inaccuracy of reporting predict non-response to small-cell carcinoma chemotherapy

A recent study of histological typing of lung tumours showed that a high level of agreement existed between observers for SCC, but that across all the specimens they reviewed, misclassification was higher for smaller specimens than resections. 1 We conducted a review of cases of SCC referred to the...

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Published in:Journal of clinical pathology 2006-08, Vol.59 (8), p.887-888
Main Authors: Doig, T N, Wallace, W A, Salter, D M, Monaghan, H, Brown, E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biopsy
Cancer
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung - drug therapy
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung - pathology
Chemotherapy
Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
Humans
Letter to the Editor
Lung Neoplasms - drug therapy
Lung Neoplasms - pathology
Prognosis
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Summary:A recent study of histological typing of lung tumours showed that a high level of agreement existed between observers for SCC, but that across all the specimens they reviewed, misclassification was higher for smaller specimens than resections. 1 We conducted a review of cases of SCC referred to the Edinburgh Cancer Centre, UK, to determine whether non-response to chemotherapy in our series was related to misclassification of the tumour on diagnostic biopsy.
ISSN:0021-9746
1472-4146
DOI:10.1136/jcp.2006.037432