Lung Cancer
Volume 76, Issue 3 , Pages 423-430 , June 2012

Characterization of the immunophenotype of the tumor budding and its prognostic implications in squamous cell carcinoma of the lung

  • Tetsuhiko Taira

      Affiliations

    • Pathology Division, Research Center for Innovative Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, 6-5-1 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8577, Japan
    • Division of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
    • Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
    • Department of Neurology and Geriatrics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, 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
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding authors. Tel.: +81 4 7134 6855; fax: +81 4 7134 6865.
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  • Kanji Nagai

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

    • Division of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
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  • Hiroshi Takashima

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology and Geriatrics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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  • Hiromasa Inoue

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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  • Yuichiro Ohe

      Affiliations

    • Division of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
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  • 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 authors. Tel.: +81 4 7134 6855; fax: +81 4 7134 6865.

Received 24 June 2011 ,Revised 20 September 2011 ,Accepted 8 November 2011.

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PII: S0169-5002(11)00584-8

doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2011.11.010

Lung Cancer
Volume 76, Issue 3 , Pages 423-430 , June 2012

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