Identification of biological properties of intralymphatic tumor related to the development of lymph node metastasis in lung adenocarcinoma.

BACKGROUND:Intralymphatic tumors in the extratumoral area are considered to represent the preceding phase of lymph node metastasis. The aim of this study was to clarify the biological properties of intralymphatic tumors susceptible to the development of lymph node metastasis, with special reference...

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Main Authors: 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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3871680?pdf=render