Lung Cancer
Volume 67, Issue 3 , Pages 282-289 , March 2010

Structural and biological properties of a papillary component generating a micropapillary component in lung adenocarcinoma

  • Tatsuya Nagano

      Affiliations

    • Pathology Division, Research Center for Innovative Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, 6-5-1 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8577, Japan
    • Thoracic Oncology Division, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
    • Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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  • Genichiro Ishii

      Affiliations

    • Pathology Division, Research Center for Innovative Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, 6-5-1 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8577, Japan
    • ,
  • Kanji Nagai

      Affiliations

    • Thoracic Oncology Division, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
    • ,
  • Takeo Ito

      Affiliations

    • Pathology Division, Research Center for Innovative Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, 6-5-1 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8577, Japan
    • Thoracic Oncology Division, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
    • ,
  • Akikazu Kawase

      Affiliations

    • Thoracic Oncology Division, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
    • ,
  • Kenji Takahashi

      Affiliations

    • Thoracic Oncology Division, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
    • ,
  • Yoshihiro Nishimura

      Affiliations

    • Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
    • ,
  • Yutaka Nishiwaki

      Affiliations

    • Thoracic Oncology Division, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
    • ,
  • Atsushi Ochiai

      Affiliations

    • Pathology Division, Research Center for Innovative Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, 6-5-1 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8577, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 4 7134 6855; fax: +81 4 7134 6865.

Received 21 October 2008 ,Revised 3 February 2009 ,Accepted 17 April 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2009.04.014

Lung Cancer
Volume 67, Issue 3 , Pages 282-289 , March 2010

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