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Abbreviations
The following abbreviations are used in the text.
AEC: 3-amino-9-ethylcarbazol ALK: anaplastic lymphoma kinase AMP: Association for Molecular Pathology ATS: American Thoracic Society CAP: College of American Pathologists CISH: chromogenic in situ hybridization DAB: 3, 3' diaminobenzidine EBUS: endobronchial ultrasound EDTA: ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid EGFR: epidermal growth factor receptor EML4: echinoderm microtubule-associated protein-like 4 ERS: European Respiratory Society ETOP: European Thoracic Oncology Platform EUS: transesophageal ultrasound FDA: US Food and Drug Administration FFPE: formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded FISH: fluorescence in situ hybridization FNA: fine-needle aspiration H & E: hematoxylin & eosin HER2: human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 iAEP: intercalated antibody-enhanced polymer IASLC: International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer IHC: immunohistochemistry ISH: in situ hybridization KIF5B: kinesin family member 5B NOS: not otherwise specified NSCLC: non-small cell lung cancer NGS: next-generation sequencing RET: ret proto-oncogene ROS1: c-ros oncogene 1 RT-PCR: reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction SCLC: small cell lung cancer TKI: tyrosine kinase inhibitor v: variant