Identification of Biological Properties of Intralymphatic Tumor Related to the Development of Lymph Node Metastasis in Lung Adenocarcinoma

Keisuke Kirita; Genichiro Ishii; Rie Matsuwaki; Yuki Matsumura; Shigeki Umemura; Shingo Matsumoto; Kiyotaka Yoh; Seiji Niho; Koichi Goto; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Yuichiro Ohe; Kanji Nagai; Atsushi Ochiai

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0083537

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Identification of Biological Properties of Intralymphatic Tumor Related to the Development of Lymph Node Metastasis in Lung Adenocarcinoma

Keisuke Kirita,

Affiliations Pathology Division, Research Center for Innovative Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Chiba, Japan, Division of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Chiba, Japan, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Genichiro Ishii ,

* E-mail: gishii@east.ncc.go.jp

Affiliation Pathology Division, Research Center for Innovative Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Chiba, Japan
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Rie Matsuwaki,

Affiliations Pathology Division, Research Center for Innovative Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Chiba, Japan, Division of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Chiba, Japan
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Yuki Matsumura,

Affiliation Division of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Chiba, Japan
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Shigeki Umemura,

Affiliation Division of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Chiba, Japan
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Shingo Matsumoto,

Affiliation Division of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Chiba, Japan
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Kiyotaka Yoh,

Affiliation Division of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Chiba, Japan
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Seiji Niho,

Affiliation Division of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Chiba, Japan
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Koichi Goto,

Affiliation Division of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Chiba, Japan
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Hironobu Ohmatsu,

Affiliation Division of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Chiba, Japan
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Yuichiro Ohe,

Affiliations Division of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Chiba, Japan, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Kanji Nagai,

Affiliation Division of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Chiba, Japan
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Atsushi Ochiai

Affiliation Pathology Division, Research Center for Innovative Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Chiba, Japan
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Identification of Biological Properties of Intralymphatic Tumor Related to the Development of Lymph Node Metastasis in Lung Adenocarcinoma

Keisuke Kirita,
Genichiro Ishii,
Rie Matsuwaki,
Yuki Matsumura,
Shigeki Umemura,
Shingo Matsumoto,
Kiyotaka Yoh,
Seiji Niho,
Koichi Goto,
Hironobu Ohmatsu

Published: December 23, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0083537

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