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Editorial
. 2017 Nov;9(11):4171-4173.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.09.105.

Not like breast cancer, but like breast cancer: micrometastasis and micropapillary structure in lung cancer

Katsuhiro Masago  1 , Shiro Fujita  1 , Yasushi Yatabe  1
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Editorial

Not like breast cancer, but like breast cancer: micrometastasis and micropapillary structure in lung cancer

Katsuhiro Masago et al. J Thorac Dis. 2017 Nov.
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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Micropapillary formation in a tumor (micropapillary adenocarcinoma, A), in a metastatic LN (B), with spread through alveolar spaces (C) and pleural invasion (D) share distinct morphological features, which are associated with unique aggressive nature. H & E staining, objective ×10 (A), ×20 (B) and ×10 (C); Papanicolou staining, ×40 (D). LN, lymph node.
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