title: Arriving at the Right Diagnosis in an Era of Precision Medicine.
abstract: In the era of precision medicine and targeted therapy, diagnostic inaccuracy can have tremendous ramifications. We present the case of a 61-year-old man initially diagnosed with small cell lung cancer by pathology. Prior to initiating chemotherapy, multidisciplinary discussions led to an amendment of the diagnosis to medullary thyroid cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Mass., USA.
authors.forename: Vina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pulido
authors.affiliation: Section of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Mass., USA.
authors.forename: Shin Yin
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Section of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Mass., USA.
authors.forename: Naomi Yu
authors.initials: NY
authors.lastname: Ko
keywords: Targeted therapy; Thyroid carcinoma