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We report a case of a 55 year old Chinese female never smoker who presented with a 6 month history of cough in October 2002. In November 2002 she underwent a right middle lobectomy for adenocarcinoma. In June 2003 a CT scan showed recurrences in the mediastinum, pleura, and ribs. In January 2004 she completed six cycles of treatment with gemcitabine and carboplatin and the CT scan following treatment demonstrated a partial response. In June 2004 she developed breathlessness, unsteadiness, dizziness, and weakness involving the right upper limb. A CT scan showed disease recurrence in the chest with multiple …
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This work was supported in part by the London Lung Cancer Group, London, UK (Registered Charity No. 1074994) which received funding from Roche to support research on erlotinib.
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Competing interests: none.