About the Authors

Kazuki Takada

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Supervision, Writing – original draft

k_takada@surg2.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan

Shinkichi Takamori

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis

Affiliation Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Cancer Center, Minami-ku, Fukuoka, Japan

Taichi Matsubara

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Cancer Center, Minami-ku, Fukuoka, Japan

Naoki Haratake

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Cancer Center, Minami-ku, Fukuoka, Japan

Takaki Akamine

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Department of Surgery, Saiseikai Fukuoka General Hospital, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, Japan

Fumihiko Kinoshita

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan

Yuki Ono

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan

Sho Wakasu

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan

Kensuke Tanaka

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan

Yuka Oku

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan

Taro Oba

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan

Atsushi Osoegawa

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan

Tetsuzo Tagawa

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan

Mitsuhiro Takenoyama

Roles Conceptualization, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Cancer Center, Minami-ku, Fukuoka, Japan

Mototsugu Shimokawa

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Biostatistics, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan

Yoshinao Oda

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Anatomic Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan

Masaki Mori

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.