Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is a glycoprotein with tyrosine kinase activity that is a major member of the erythroblastosis oncogene B (ErbB) family.201 The EGFR family contains four subtypes: EGFR (ErbB1, HER1), ErbB2 (HER2), ErbB3 (HER3), and ErbB4 (HER4).202 EGFR is involved in tumor cell proliferation, angiogenesis, tumor invasion, metastasis, and inhibition of apoptosis. This evidence concerns the gene EGFR and neoplasm.