Rapid Diagnosis of Lung Tumors, a Feasability Study Using Maldi-Tof Mass Spectrometry.

OBJECTIVE:Despite recent advances in imaging and core or endoscopic biopsies, a percentage of patients have a major lung resection without diagnosis. We aimed to assess the feasibility of a rapid tissue preparation/analysis to discriminate cancerous from non-cancerous lung tissue. METHODS:Fresh samp...

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Main Authors: Geoffrey Brioude, Fabienne Brégeon, Delphine Trousse, Christophe Flaudrops, Véronique Secq, Florence De Dominicis, Eric Chabrières, Xavier-Benoit D'journo, Didier Raoult, Pascal-Alexandre Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4881980?pdf=render